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About half of Latin America's youth are considered "at risk," meaning that they engage in or are at risk of engaging in risky behaviors that are detrimental to their own development and to the well-being of their societies. While child psychologists identify many factors that may cause some youth to engage in at-risk behaviors and others not to, only empirical evidence can identify the set that is relevant to a particular population. This paper uses youth surveys from Chile and Mexico to test which of a large set of potential factors are correlated with a range of risky behaviors among youth. These factors range from relationships with parents and institutions to household behaviors (abuse, discipline techniques) to social exclusion. The authors use stepwise regressions to sort out which variables best explain the observed variance in seven different risky behaviors. They find that higher socioeconomic status, a good relationship with parents and peers, strong connection with local governmental institutions and schools, urban residence, younger age, and spirituality emerge as key explanatory factors for all seven behaviors for boys and girls in both countries. This points to a wider range of policy entry points than currently used, including targeting parents and the relationship with schools.

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HIV Infections --- Public Policy. --- Risk-Taking. --- Social Problems --- Substance-Related Disorders --- 343.966 --- Migration Policy --- Population Policy --- Social Protection --- Social Policy --- Migration Policies --- Policies, Migration --- Policies, Population --- Policies, Public --- Policies, Social --- Policy, Migration --- Policy, Population --- Policy, Public --- Policy, Social --- Population Policies --- Protection, Social --- Public Policies --- Social Policies --- Policy Making --- Social Control, Formal --- prevention & control. --- complications. --- Drugs --- Drug abuse --- Drug abuse. --- Substance Abuse --- Complications --- Prevention. --- Government policy. --- Social aspects. --- therapy. --- 343.966 Drugs --- Public policy. --- Prevention & control. --- Therapy. --- Public Policy --- Risk-Taking --- Risk Behavior --- Behavior, Risk --- Behaviors, Risk --- Risk Behaviors --- Risk Taking --- Health Risk Behaviors --- Dangerous Behavior --- Drug abuse and society --- Society and drug abuse --- Drug use --- Recreational drug use --- Substance abuse --- Complications&delete& --- Prevention --- Government policy --- Social aspects --- prevention & control --- complications --- Affirmative Action --- Action, Affirmative

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Risk-taking (Psychology) --- Addicts --- Substance abuse --- Behavior. --- Risk-Taking. --- Substance-Related Disorders. --- Substance abuse. --- Psychology --- Psychology. --- Abuse of substances --- Addiction, Substance --- Addictive behavior --- Chemical dependence --- Chemical dependency --- Substance addiction --- Substance dependence --- Substance-related disorders --- Substance use disorders --- Risk behavior --- Risky behavior --- Taking risks --- Substance Addiction --- Drug Abuse --- Drug Addiction --- Drug Dependence --- Drug Habituation --- Drug Use Disorders --- Organic Mental Disorders, Substance-Induced --- Substance Abuse --- Substance Dependence --- Substance Use Disorders --- Abuse, Drug --- Abuse, Substance --- Abuses, Substance --- Addiction, Drug --- Dependence, Drug --- Dependence, Substance --- Disorder, Drug Use --- Disorder, Substance Use --- Drug Use Disorder --- Habituation, Drug --- Organic Mental Disorders, Substance Induced --- Substance Abuses --- Substance Use Disorder --- Risk Behavior --- Behavior, Risk --- Behaviors, Risk --- Risk Behaviors --- Risk Taking --- Acceptance Process --- Acceptance Processes --- Behaviors --- Process, Acceptance --- Processes, Acceptance --- Addicted persons --- Addictive persons --- Psychology, Pathological --- Human behavior --- Prescription Drug Abuse --- Abuse, Prescription Drug --- Drug Abuse, Prescription --- Drug and Narcotic Control --- Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders --- Psychoses, Alcoholic --- Social Problems --- Street Drugs --- Designer Drugs --- Behavior, Addictive --- Codependency (Psychology) --- Alcohol-Related Disorders --- Prescription Drug Misuse --- Health Risk Behaviors --- Dangerous Behavior --- Sick --- Illicit Drugs --- Codependency, Psychological --- Chemical Dependence --- Substance Use --- Chemical Dependences --- Dependence, Chemical --- Dependences, Chemical --- Substance Uses --- Use, Substance --- Substance Related Disorder --- Disorder, Substance Related --- Disorders, Substance Related --- Related Disorder, Substance --- Related Disorders, Substance --- Behavior --- Risk-Taking --- Substance-Related Disorders

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Stalking is now a major social and legal issue, as well as a clinical problem for mental health professionals. This absorbing and informative book draws on the authors' extensive experience of working with stalkers and their victims in the clinical setting. Topics covered include: • The growing recognition of stalking as an issue of public, legal and scientific concern • The definition, classification and epidemiology of stalking • The impact on victims, and how this may be reduced • Same-gender stalking, stalking by proxy, workplace stalking, and the stalking of professionals, such as doctors and teachers • The association of stalking with physical and sexual assault • Anti-stalking laws internationally • Support and practical advice for victims • Assessing and managing the stalker With many case histories, and an approach that is at once scholarly and highly practical, this will be the definitive guide and reference for anyone with a professional or academic interest in this complex behaviour.

Stalking. --- Stalkers. --- Women --- Crime --- Dangerous Behavior --- Crime Victims --- Criminology --- Behavior --- Social Problems --- Persons --- Named Groups --- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms --- Social Sciences --- Sociology --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency --- Social Welfare & Social Work --- General Social Development and Population --- Science, Social --- Sciences, Social --- Social Science --- Behavior And Behavior Mechanism --- Person --- Labor Exploitation --- Social Exploitation --- Exploitation, Labor --- Exploitation, Social --- Exploitations, Labor --- Problem, Social --- Problems, Social --- Social Problem --- Acceptance Process --- Acceptance Processes --- Behaviors --- Process, Acceptance --- Processes, Acceptance --- Victimization --- Crime Victim --- Victim, Crime --- Victims, Crime --- Dangerousness --- Hazardous Behavior --- Behavior, Dangerous --- Behavior, Hazardous --- Behaviors, Hazardous --- Dangerous Behaviors --- Hazardous Behaviors --- Health Risk Behaviors --- Risk-Taking --- Kidnapping --- Poaching --- Crimes --- Kidnappings --- Criminal Behavior --- Criminals --- Offenses against the person --- Crimes against --- Prevention. --- Health Sciences --- General and Others

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The World Health Organization recognizes that injuries are the leading cause of death and disability to children after their first birthday. There is also high morbidity associated with injuries sustained in childhood, often affecting people for the rest of their lives. For every child who dies from injury, there are several thousand who require medical care, many who live with varying degrees of disability. Children and adolescents (0–19 years of age) are at increased risk of mortality and morbidity due to injuries such as road traffic, burns, falls, poisoning, drowning, self-harm and interpersonal violence. There are proven ways to prevent many child injuries, yet there are still gaps in our knowledge. By understanding the impact of determinants of health (i.e., the social and economic environment, the physical environment and a person’s individual characteristics and behaviors), effective prevention interventions can be designed and implemented, with a high return on investment. This Special Issue covers an eclectic range of studies, the common goal of which is to reduce the global burden of child injury-related mortality and morbidity.

Humanities --- Social interaction --- social determinants --- children --- child-play --- mobile phone --- injury --- supervision --- drowning --- child health --- low-and middle-income country --- India --- preventative medicine --- implementation science --- qualitative research --- musculoskeletal injury --- sports --- exercise --- risk factors --- protective factors --- injury prevention --- water safety --- adolescent --- life jacket --- swimming lessons --- swimming ability --- risk behaviors --- FMSTM --- pubescence --- maturation --- fundamental movement patterns --- functional movement --- gender difference --- self-injurious behavior --- institutionalized child --- oral manifestations --- work --- agriculture --- farm --- transport --- occupational injury --- child --- risk factor --- rurality --- socio-economic --- determinants of health --- road traffic injury --- falls --- poisoning --- violence --- self-harm --- prevention --- intervention --- epidemiology --- force–angle relationship --- isokinetic muscle strength --- muscle–tendon unit --- maximal voluntary contraction --- growth spurt --- water --- safety --- mortality --- policy --- stakeholder --- Global Burden of Disease --- multisector --- n/a --- force-angle relationship --- muscle-tendon unit