ArticleCureus2026
Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Adolescents in Single-Mother Versus Two-Parent Households in India: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.
Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background Adolescence is a developmental period marked by heightened vulnerability to risk-taking behaviors due to ongoing neurobiological maturation and increasing exposure to social and environmental influences. Family context represents a key ecological determinant of adolescent risk trajectories. Although children of single mothers constitute a growing demographic in India, comparative evidence on their risk-taking behaviors relative to adolescents living with both parents remains limited. This study examined differences in risk-taking behaviors between these two family contexts in an urban Indian setting. Methods A cross-sectional comparative design was employed with a convenience sample of 119 adolescents aged 12-18 years, which included children of single mothers (CSM; n=59) and children living with both parents (CLBP; n=60). Risk-taking behaviors were assessed using a semi-structured interview schedule covering mobility-related risks, substance use-related behaviors, school engagement, and conduct-related behaviors. Group differences were examined using chi-square or Fisher's exact tests. Adjusted logistic regression analyses, including penalized models where appropriate, were conducted for selected outcomes while controlling for age, sex, and educational attainment. Results Adolescents from single-mother households demonstrated significantly lower school attendance and higher prevalence of running away from home and gang involvement compared to adolescents living with both parents. Adjusted analyses indicated that CSM status was independently associated with lower odds of school attendance and higher odds of gang involvement. In contrast, CLBP adolescents showed significantly higher engagement in opportunity-driven mobility risks, particularly underage two-wheeler riding without a license. Substance use behaviors were infrequent in both groups and did not differ significantly. Conclusion Adolescent risk-taking is not uniformly elevated among children of single mothers but is concentrated in domains reflecting educational disengagement and psychosocial vulnerability. Findings underscore the need for context-sensitive interventions that strengthen educational continuity and social support for adolescents in single-mother households.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.