Mason, Marlys J.Tanner, John F.Piacentini, MariaFreeman, DanAnastasia, TrenaBatat, WidedBoland, Wendy2023-06-162023-06-1620111444-6359https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/2819Recent statistics indicate that youth continue to engage in a wide variety of risky behaviours in spite of significant investment devoted to improving their well-being. One possible factor is a paternalistic view in understanding risk and promoting well-being. Participants in the Youth and Risk track of the Transformative Consumer Research conference challenge the paternalistic view, arguing in this paper for a more inclusive perspective that requires a re-examination of the nature of risk. The paternalistic view is discussed, and then countered with a more participatory approach that develops a role for youth in research in order to achieve socially desirable outcomes.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle