Youth Risk Behavior Survey: A Breakdown of Adolescent Risk Behaviors

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between students with high risk behavior activity and the behaviors in which they participate. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was developed to monitor significant adolescent risk behaviors. The YRBS was administered to a sample of 9th through 12th grade students in two school districts in northern Colorado. A logistic regression model was used to compare students with high risk behavior to their peers with low risk behavior activity. The aim of the study was to assist in the identification of significant risk behaviors that may expand the corresponding knowledge base by which new community and school-based programs could be developed to address these risk behaviors.