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SUBMITTER: Glick P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6013164 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Glick Peter P Khammash Umaiyeh U Shaheen Mohammed M Brown Ryan R Goutam Prodyumna P Karam Rita R Linnemayr Sebastian S Massad Salwa S
PloS one 20180621 6
Relatively little is known about patterns of health risk behaviors among Middle Eastern youth, including how these behaviors are related to perceived peer norms. In a sample of approximately 2,500 15-24 year old Palestinian youth, perceived engagement of general peers in alcohol consumption, drug use and sexual activity was substantially greater than youths' own (self-reported) engagement in these activities, suggesting a tendency to overestimate the prevalence of risk-taking behavior among peer ...[more]