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Psychosocial competencies and risky behaviours in Peru

February, 2017
Marta FavaraAlan Sanchez
  • Well-being and aspirations
IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2017 6:3, 14 February 2017

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In this paper, the authors use the Young Lives longitudinal dataset from Peru to investigate the relationship between psychosocial competencies related to the concepts of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and aspirations, and a number of risky behaviours at a crucial transition period between adolescence and early adulthood.

Firstly, they document a high prevalence of risky behaviours with 1 out of 2 individuals engaging in at least one risky activity by the age 19 with a dramatic increase between age 15 and 19. Secondly, they find a pronounced pro-male bias and some differences by area of residence particularly in drinking habits which are more prevalent in urban areas. Thirdly, they find a negative correlation between early self-esteem and later risky behaviours which is robust to a number of specifications. Further, aspiring to higher education at the age of 15 is correlated to a lower probability of engaging in criminal behaviours at the age of 19. Similarly, aspirations protect girls from risky sexual behaviours.

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Teenage pregnancy, Risky behaviours, Psychosocial, Aspirations, Peru.

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