Risky decision making among adolescents

In this report, we analyze adolescent risk-taking from a behavioral decision-making perspective, with respect to the following questions: •Why is adolescent risky decision making important? •What is rational, adaptive, or good decision-making for adolescents (i.e., normative approaches)? •What are the main explanatory models of adolescent risk taking? •What are the key data (i.e., those data that illuminate prediction, explanation, and intervention)? -How do adolescents perceive risk (e.g., the myth of invulnerability)? -What changes occur in risky decision making with development? •What are the main approaches to risk reduction and avoidance? •What are some key implications of current data for different approaches to risk reduction