{"product_id":"understanding-adolescent-health-behaviour-a-decision-making-perspective-paperback-9780521698023","title":"Understanding Adolescent Health Behaviour; A Decision Making Perspective (Paperback) 9780521698023","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Adolescent Health Behaviour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Decision Making Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fresh explanation of teenage behaviour arguing that their actions are not as irrational as popular myth suggests.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKanayo Umeh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521698023, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 May 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  5 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.4 x 1.3 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Umeh takes a refreshingly different approach to the question of adolescent health. He provides a detailed and accessible account of the multifaceted nature of decision making and its significance for understanding teenage health behaviour.' Dr Gillian Penny, University of Northampton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSmoking, drinking, unhealthy eating: how can we explain these actions in teenagers? Do teenagers stop to consider potential hazards or is their decision making frantic and impulsive, with little rational thought? In this intriguing book, Kanayo Umeh debunks conventional explanations of teenage behaviour (peer pressure, self-esteem issues, parent-child conflicts) and offers a fresh perspective based on the premise that teenagers, like adults, retain the power of choice. He shows that adolescents sometimes readily commit to a course of action despite being sceptical about its benefits, and reveals how decision strategies that appear ill-considered to adults are regarded as smart by adolescents, and with convincing justifications. Contrary to stereotypes, the teenager emerges as a curious individual: a multifaceted decision maker whose actions may not be quite as mindless as popular myth suggests.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Choice\u003cbr\u003e 3. Goals\u003cbr\u003e 4. Fear\u003cbr\u003e 5. Consistency\u003cbr\u003e 6. Competence\u003cbr\u003e 7. Avoidance\u003cbr\u003e 8. Impulsivity\u003cbr\u003e 9. Change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Health psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Health psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Health%20psychology%20%5BMBNH9%5D%22\"\u003eMBNH9\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychology: emotions [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology: emotions\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology:%20emotions%20%5BJMQ%5D%22\"\u003eJMQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Child \u0026amp; developmental psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Child \u0026amp; developmental psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Child%20\u0026amp;%20developmental%20psychology%20%5BJMC%5D%22\"\u003eJMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46252001984792,"sku":"9780521698023","price":32.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521698023i.jpg?v=1691928062","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-adolescent-health-behaviour-a-decision-making-perspective-paperback-9780521698023","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}