TY  - JOUR
T1  - Risky Sexual Behavior, Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Similarities and Differences in
Personality Study on Russian Youth
AU - Sharok, Veronika 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 7
SP  - 405
EP  - 413
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2018.405.413
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2018.405.413
KW  - Risky behaviors
KW  -psychological features
KW  -existential values
KW  -behaviors
KW  -associated
KW  -alchohol
AB  - The study has distinguished general and specific psychological features of individuals with different
types of risky behaviors. These psychological features are caused by the combined effect of dispositional,
motivational, cognitive, emotional and existential factors. General psychological features of individuals prone
to different types of risky behaviors are associated with the basic existential values, moral and ethical features
and cognitive attitudes towards risky behaviors. Specificity of susceptibility to different types of risky
behaviors consists of personality features and motivation to engage in risky behaviors, depending on the
degree of importance of existential values and on risk assessment of behaviors connected with health hazard.
The study has also identified internal and external factors preventing risky behaviors. Data were obtained from
302 respondents aged 15-35 which were divided into 3 empirical groups: persons prone to risky sexual behavior,
drug users and alcohol users and 3 control groups the individuals who aren’t prone to risky sexual behavior,
persons who don’t use drugs and the respondents who don’t use alcohol.
ER  -