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Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0120-386X
Abstract
CORREA-RAMIREZ, Cristian; GARCIA, Clara Stella and ORTIZ-MEDINA, María Orfaley. Perception of the risk of adolescent's everyday events. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [online]. 2018, vol.36, n.1, pp.45-54. ISSN 0120-386X. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.v36n1a06.
Objective:
Describe the significance adolescents and their parents attribute to risks during adolescence.
Methodology:
Qualitative research with a narrative type hermeneutical phenomenological approach. Seven interviews were conducted with adolescents, and 7 independent interviews with parents.
Results:
Risk is seen by parents and adolescents from four dimensions: Dangers, excesses, aesthetics and morality and history.
Conclusion:
Risk turned into a narration shows the different shades in which dangers originating from threats (external events) come in and decision-making (personal choices).
Keywords : Risk; adolescence; danger; decision making.
