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  • Behavioral Science
  • Global Public Health

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  • Adolescent risk behaviors often co-occur, but the strength of these correlations varies globally.
  • Understanding these correlations is crucial for developing effective public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document correlations between selected adolescent risk behaviors (smoking, alcohol use, cannabis use, physical fighting, sexual intercourse, suicide ideation/attempt) in 125 countries.
  • To explore country-level predictors (wealth, income inequality, health/education expenditures, democracy) of correlation magnitude.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzed data from Global School-based Student Health Survey and Health Behavior in School-aged Children survey (N=343,652).
  • Utilized meta-regression with robust variance estimation and random effects models.
  • Examined country-level indicators from sources like the World Bank DataBank.

Main Results:

  • Average correlation between dichotomous risk behaviors was 0.19; for count outcomes, it was 0.23.
  • Highest correlations (approx. 0.36) observed between alcohol use and cigarette smoking.
  • Modest relationships found between country characteristics and risk behavior covariation; four country profiles identified.

Conclusions:

  • Correlations between adolescent risk behaviors are modest globally, indicating more unique than shared variance.
  • Prevention strategies should address both common and distinct determinants of each risk behavior.
  • Findings highlight the need for tailored, multi-faceted approaches to adolescent risk behavior prevention.