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Risk behaviours for cancer in adolescence and young adulthood a qualitative analysis
Safe People
Organisation name
University of Bristol
Organisation sector
Academic Institute
Applicant name(s)
Caroline Wright
Prof. Rona Campbell
Dr Laura Tinner
Dr Ruth Kipping
Ruth Bartlett
Safe Projects
Project ID
B3753
Lay summary
We conducted a quantitative analysis of ALSPAC participants to investigate patterns of multiple cancer risk behaviours across adolescence (11-18 years) and their associations with future cancer risk behaviours in early adulthood (24 years). We found there was a very strong association between adolescent and young adult behaviours. While there has been some quantitative work examining the association between adolescent risk profiles and early adult risk, there has been little in the way of qualitative work to explore how young people and/or early adults themselves understand this relationship. Researchers have called for young people to have a stronger voice as key to improving adolescent health, and means being sensitive to young people’s construction of risk behaviour. As such, this qualitative study attempts to address this gap in the literature.
Public benefit statement
An MSc dissertation,
Latest approval date
01/04/2021