concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: risk behaviors

developmental risks
type: Concept
narrower: risk behaviors

risk behaviors
type: Concept
broader: developmental risks
definition: For youth living in America at the beginning of the third millennium, this is the best of times and the worst of times. New opportunities are available as a result of the global economy and technological advances that mean many more possibilities for youth in terms of quality of life, employment, and entertainment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Risk Behaviors]