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Peer Effects in Risk Taking [PDF]
, 2012 This paper examines the effect of peers on individual risk taking. In the absence of informational motives, we investigate why social utility concerns may drive peer effects.
Lahno, Amrei M., Serra-Garcia, Marta
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Adolescence and risk-taking: Reflection of irrationality or rationality? [PDF]
Psihološka Istraživanja, 2011 The frequency of risk-taking behaviours increases during adolescent years. At the same time, cognitive development proceeds from lesser to greater sophistication.
Videnović Marina, Baucal Aleksandar
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Managing Risks and Perceptions in Everyday Organisational Cybersecurity
Australasian Journal of Information SystemsEmployee compliance is crucial for effective cybersecurity, yet the underlying psychological drivers of risky behaviours remain complex. Deliberate cybersecurity risks can arise through active behaviours (actions) or passive behaviours (inaction ...
Sunitha Prabhu
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Financial and ethical risk-taking by young adults: A role for family dynamics during childhood
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2016 The research tested the hypothesis that childhood relationships with parents were related to risk-taking by young adults. Prior research has shown that risk-taking by young children is related to their interactions with mothers and fathers.
Shelia M. Kennison +3 more
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Differences in Neural Activation as a Function of Risk-taking Task Parameters
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2013 Despite evidence supporting a relationship between impulsivity and naturalistic risk-taking, the relationship of impulsivity with laboratory-based measures of risky decision-making remains unclear. One factor contributing to this gap in our understanding
Eliza eCongdon +14 more
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State-dependent risk-taking [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2018 Who takes risks, and when? Therelative state modelproposes two non-independent selection pressures governing risk-taking: need-based and ability-based. The need-based account suggests that actors take risks when they cannot reach target states with low-risk options (consistent with risk-sensitivity theory).
Pat Barclay +2 more
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To punish first and reward second: Values determine how reward and punishment affect risk-taking behavior [PDF]
, 2017 The current study investigated whether manipulating participants’ pre-exposure to reward and punishment affects the extent to which sensation seeking and values predict risk-taking behavior.
Athota, V Sagar +2 more
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Risk taking in Extreme Sports: A phenomenological perspective [PDF]
, 2010 Participation in extreme sports is enjoying incredible growth while more traditional recreational activities such as golf are struggling to maintain numbers.
Brymer, Eric
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Journal of Corporate Finance, 2020 Existing studies suggest that stricter Corporate Governance Reform (CGR) reduces corporate risk-taking, primarily due to higher compliance costs and expanded liabilities of insiders or managers.
Santosh Koirala +3 more
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Experiencing discrimination increases risk taking. [PDF]
, 2013 Prior research has revealed racial disparities in health outcomes and health-compromising behaviors, such as smoking and drug abuse. It has been suggested that discrimination contributes to such disparities, but the mechanisms through which this might ...
Jamieson, Jeremy P +3 more
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