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 Personal fableness and perception of risk behaviors among adolescents Subject The topic of the resource Adolescents; Perceptions; Risk behaviors Description An account of the resource Adolescence is a crucial period where one tends to identify who they are as an individual. However, as a teenager is struggling to find his/her place in this world, it is also a time where they are prone to engaging in risk behaviors, which tend to have an extreme psychological impact. The objective was to explore the experiences of an adolescent who engages in risk behaviors and to understand their level of personal fables. The study was a qualitative design with content analysis with semi-structured interviews of ten male adolescents aged 16-18 years. The major findings of the study indicated that adolescents pattern of thinking revolves around the fact that they are invincible and invulnerable. Furthermore, adolescents are aware of the risks they are putting themselves through and how in the process they are hurting others. The implications of the study are to conduct more life skill programs in schools; greater awareness has to be created on the impact and harmful effects of such behaviors. 2018, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mamidanna P.; Aneesh Kumar P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, Vol-9, No. 10, pp. 1-5. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Institute of Medico-Legal Publications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2018.01305.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2018.01305.0</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056173197&amp;doi=10.5958%2F0976-5506.2018.01305.0&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=b4100e5813d467bb4ba088c8a4c5278f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056173197&amp;doi=10.5958%2f0976-5506.2018.01305.0&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=b4100e5813d467bb4ba088c8a4c5278f</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9760245 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 Mamidanna P., California School of Professional Psychology, 1 Beach St, San Francisco, 94133, CA, United States; Aneesh Kumar P., CHRIST Deemed to be University, Bengaluru, India