Research found some teenagers' expectations that they will not live long, healthy lives may actually foreshadow such outcomes. New research published August 1 in the open access journal iPLOS ONE/i reports that, for American teens, the expectation of death before the age of 35 predicted increased risk behaviors including substance abuse and suicide attempts later in life and a doubling to tripling of mortality rates in young adulthood. The researchers, ...Thursday, 2 August 2012
Study Finds Teen Risk Behavior Increases If Teens Believe They Will Die Young
Research found some teenagers' expectations that they will not live long, healthy lives may actually foreshadow such outcomes. New research published August 1 in the open access journal iPLOS ONE/i reports that, for American teens, the expectation of death before the age of 35 predicted increased risk behaviors including substance abuse and suicide attempts later in life and a doubling to tripling of mortality rates in young adulthood. The researchers, ...
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