Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Risk Behavior Among Emerging Adults: The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), Perceived Family and Interpersonal Environment Subject The topic of the resource abuse; adverse childhood experience; Emerging adults; gender; hierarchical logistic regression; perceived family environment; risk behavior Description An account of the resource Background: Evidence demonstrates that ambiance provided during childhood and the interactions of children with different social agents during childhood have an impact on their adult behaviour. Objective: The current research tries to explore the role of adverse childhood experiences and perceived family and interpersonal interactions in their resultant adult risk behaviour. Method: Around 613 emerging adults (1824 years; Male 343 and Female 270) from the northern districts of Kerala, India took part in the study. The participants were selected using multistage sampling techniques. A Semi-structured Questionnaire was used to understand the perceived family and interpersonal environment. In addition, a checklist (adopted from the risk behaviour scale and youth risk behaviour survey) was also employed. The checklist assisted to understand the presence of actual risk behaviours. Results: Hierarchical Logistic Regression analysis is used to test the hypotheses. The results revealed that 87.2 % of the participants were engaged in at least one type of risk behaviour. Socio-demographic variables (gender and family type) and items of perceived family and interpersonal relationships and adverse childhood experiences were found to be significant predictors of emerging adult risk behaviour. Conclusion: The results further highlight the significance of childhood experiences and the current family environment of emerging adults in understanding their behaviour, and in designing evidence-based intervention program for emerging adults. 2023 The Author(s). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas S.; Deb S.; Alphonsa Jose K Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Vol-19, No. 3, pp. 289-299. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SAGE Publications Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342231219321" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342231219321</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184206710&amp;doi=10.1177%2F09731342231219321&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a99bdc30940459d3494edd11e356c34e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184206710&amp;doi=10.1177%2f09731342231219321&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a99bdc30940459d3494edd11e356c34e</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9731342 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Thomas S., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Deb S., Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Ministry of Youth Affairs &amp; Sports, Government of India, Tamil Nadu, Sriperumbudur, India; Alphonsa Jose K, Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India