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Article

Risk Behaviors, Family Support, and Emotional Health among Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel

by
Orit Shapiro
1,
Rachel Nissanholtz Gannot
1,
Gizell Green
2,
Avi Zigdon
1,
Moti Zwilling
3,
Ariela Giladi
4,
Lilach Ben-Meir
4,
Marques Adilson
5,
Sharon Barak
6,7,8,
Yossi Harel-Fisch
4 and
Riki Tesler
1,*
1
Department of Health System Management, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
2
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
3
Department of Economics and Business Administration, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
4
School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
5
CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboan, 1649-004 Lisbon, Portugal
6
Program in Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheeva 8410501, Israel
7
Physical Education Department, Kaye Academic College of Education, Beer Sheeva 8414201, Israel
8
Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(7), 3850; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073850
Submission received: 26 February 2022 / Revised: 21 March 2022 / Accepted: 22 March 2022 / Published: 24 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The 2nd Edition: Determinants of Risk-Taking Behaviour in Young People: Implications for Innovative Interventions)
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Abstract

We investigated the prevalence of risk behaviors among Israeli adolescents (tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, drug use) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Associations between different risk behaviors were examined and so was whether specific characteristics could predict risk behaviors in adolescents. The study consisted of 1020 Israeli adolescents aged 15–18. Study subjects completed an online survey between the first and second lockdowns in Israel (April 2020 to September 2020). Participants reported the frequency at which they engaged in four different risky behaviors: general risky behavior, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption (binge drinking), and cannabis use. The most prevalent risky behavior in the sample was binge drinking (33.8%). The four measured risky behaviors were significantly correlated. Among participants who had previously engaged in a risky behavior assessed, most did not change the behavior frequency during the pandemic. All independent variables (sociodemographic characteristics, family support, and emotional, health excluding friends’ support, physical activity volume, and coronavirus restrictions) were significantly different between participants engaging vs. not engaging in risky behaviors. Our findings suggest that family support is one of the most influential factors in preventing risky behavior during the pandemic, and they emphasize the importance of family-based interventions with children and adolescents from elementary to high school.
Keywords: risk behaviors; family support; adolescents; COVID-19 risk behaviors; family support; adolescents; COVID-19

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Shapiro, O.; Gannot, R.N.; Green, G.; Zigdon, A.; Zwilling, M.; Giladi, A.; Ben-Meir, L.; Adilson, M.; Barak, S.; Harel-Fisch, Y.; et al. Risk Behaviors, Family Support, and Emotional Health among Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3850. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073850

AMA Style

Shapiro O, Gannot RN, Green G, Zigdon A, Zwilling M, Giladi A, Ben-Meir L, Adilson M, Barak S, Harel-Fisch Y, et al. Risk Behaviors, Family Support, and Emotional Health among Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(7):3850. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073850

Chicago/Turabian Style

Shapiro, Orit, Rachel Nissanholtz Gannot, Gizell Green, Avi Zigdon, Moti Zwilling, Ariela Giladi, Lilach Ben-Meir, Marques Adilson, Sharon Barak, Yossi Harel-Fisch, and et al. 2022. "Risk Behaviors, Family Support, and Emotional Health among Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 7: 3850. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073850

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Shapiro, O., Gannot, R. N., Green, G., Zigdon, A., Zwilling, M., Giladi, A., Ben-Meir, L., Adilson, M., Barak, S., Harel-Fisch, Y., & Tesler, R. (2022). Risk Behaviors, Family Support, and Emotional Health among Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 3850. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073850

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