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N. Duell, N. K. Christophe, Michelle Y Martin Romero
Journal of American college health : J of ACH, 2022
Journal of American college health : J of ACH, 2022
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Duell, N., Christophe, N. K., & Romero, M. Y. M. (2022). Risk taking profiles among college students: An examination of health-risk taking, anti-racism action, and college functioning. Journal of American College Health : J of ACH.
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Duell, N., N. K. Christophe, and Michelle Y Martin Romero. “Risk Taking Profiles among College Students: An Examination of Health-Risk Taking, Anti-Racism Action, and College Functioning.” Journal of American college health : J of ACH (2022).
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Duell, N., et al. “Risk Taking Profiles among College Students: An Examination of Health-Risk Taking, Anti-Racism Action, and College Functioning.” Journal of American College Health : J of ACH, 2022.
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@article{n2022a,
title = {Risk taking profiles among college students: An examination of health-risk taking, anti-racism action, and college functioning.},
year = {2022},
journal = {Journal of American college health : J of ACH},
author = {Duell, N. and Christophe, N. K. and Romero, Michelle Y Martin}
}
Abstract
Objective: This study expands the literature on risk taking among college students by exploring anti-racism action as a form of positive risk taking. Participants: 346 Black (64%) and Latinx (36%) college students (85% female) ages 18-27 years (M = 18.75, SD = 1.31). Methods: Participants responded to questionnaires on anti-racism action, health-risk taking, and college functioning. Latent class analysis identified behavioral profiles of risk takers. Indicators of profile membership and associations with college functioning were examined. Results: Three profiles emerged: moderate overall risk taking, high health-risk taking, and high anti-racism action. Personal experience with discrimination was associated with a greater likelihood of health-risk taking. Students in the high anti-racism profile evinced greater educational functioning than those in the high-health risk taking profile. Conclusions: Risky behavior on college campuses is not homogeneous. Specific interventions and support networks are necessary to support students falling within specific risk profiles.
