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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"risk-taking behavior"”.
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Risk-taking behavior of schizophrenics and normals
… (1) to test whether hypotheses regarding the behavior of schizophrenics which had received support in level of aspiration studies would also be supported by decision theory type chance taking measures; and (2) to examine the kinds of risks toward which schizophrenics were most sensitive. Two …
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Investigating prefrontal cortex neuronal signatures of opioid-induced risk-taking behavior
<p>Opioid use disorder occurs alongside impaired risk-related decision-making, but the underlying neural correlates are unclear. We developed an approach-avoidance conflict task using a modified conditioned place preference procedure to study neural signals of risky opioid seeking in the prefrontal …
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Resilience and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Thai Adolescents Living in Bangkok, Thailand
… to determine the relationships among resilience, risk-taking behavior and personal characteristics of Thai adolescents living in Bangkok and to examine the differences in risk-taking behavior by school grades or gender. To accomplish these, a cross-sectional correlational research design was …
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The Effect of Peer Presence on Risk Taking Behavior Among Late Adolescents
… study used an experimental method to examine risk-taking in a simulated environment involving risky driving behaviors. The study examined the effects of peer presence on risk-taking behavior among late adolescents and explored a potential mechanism of said effect, emotional arousal. Given the …
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The Relationship Between the Supervisory Alliance and Novice Supervisees’ Risk-Taking Behavior
<p>Supervisee risk-taking is the process by which supervisees take the new skills and interventions they learn in supervision and implement them in therapy with clients. Risk-taking overlaps with many of the skills supervision is intended to develop: clinical decision-making, supervisee …
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The Relationship between College Students’ Purpose in Life and Risk-Taking Behavior
… sense of purpose in life and their self-reported risky substance use and sexual behavior was investigated. Participants from a northwestern university (<em>N</em> = 174) answered questions online from questionnaires measuring meaning in life, alcohol use, substance use, sexual risk behavior, and …
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A Cross-Cultural Examination: Effects of Reward Systems and Cultures on Low Severity Risk-Taking Behavior in Construction
… of reward systems (rewards and a penalty) on risk-taking behavior and performance (quality and time) of construction workers from different cultures (American, Asian, and Latin American cultures). This research used the sociotechnical system as the underlying, guiding scientific framework. The …
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Risk Behavior Among Business Students. Is there a difference between Icelandic and Polish students?
… project is to scrutinize the differences in risk-taking behavior among Icelandic and Polish students. Risk-taking behavior refers to how likely people are to take or avoid risk. People with higher risk propensities engage in more risky behaviors and often choose more risky options. Risk …
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Effects of credit rating change on risk-taking
… thesis investigates whether there are changes in risk-taking behavior following an upgrade or downgrade in credit ratings. Research on effects of rating changes on capital markets is well-documented but the literature on how rating changes may affect firm behavior is sparse. Following, a downgrade …
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The freshman experience
… research was to investigate if change in sexual risk-taking behavior between high school and college can be predicted as a function of the interaction of person and situation traits. College, conceptualized as a backspace (situation) construct, and personality traits (sensation-seeking, …
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Perceptions of Childhood Relation with Parents Related to Current Functioning
… current religious orientation, and current risk-taking behaviors. The study also sought to develop models that would predict risk-taking behavior based on the other variables.</p> <p>At an eastern university, 174 students (79 males) completed the Test of Self-Conscious Affect, Religious Life …
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An investigation of risk homeostasis in a laboratory environment
This study investigated whether risk compensation behavior would occur during a chemistry experiment due to the presence of protective equipment. This study also examined whether a homeostatic regulating mechanism exists for risk-taking behavior. Risk compensation and a homeostatic regulating …
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Future Orientation as a Mediating Factor in the Relation Between Family Instability and Adolescent Problem Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model
… the important implications of adolescent problem behaviors, it is essential that we understand the complex mechanisms in the life and mind of a developing person that may lead to these behavior problems in adolescence. I proposed that early family instability, including residential moves and …
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Personality traits and presidential political risktaking behavior : Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko Widodo case studies
… in decision making in situations involving risk? Previous presidential studies have considered differences in personality traits as a strong factor influencing differences in presidential attitudes and behavior. Existing literature has succeeded in proving the role of personality in the …
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Country-level Mechanisms and Subsidiary Performance and Functioning
… serves as a reference point influencing their risk-taking behavior. We explore how subsidiaries' responses to performance deviations from these benchmarks vary, depending on whether their performance is above or below the reference point, and how this behavior differs by subsidiary age. The …
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Differing Religious Motivations are associated with Adolescent Health Behavior through Self-regulation
… motivation is linked to higher health-promoting behavior and lower health-risk behavior through higher self-regulation, which was composed of behavioral, emotional, and cognitive regulation. It was also hypothesized that higher introjection as religious motivation is linked to lower …
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Exploring the relationships among impulsivity, interpersonal difficulties, and social risk-taking in borderline personality disorder: behavioural influences and neural correlates
… these symptoms may have differential effects on risk-taking behavior: impulsivity has been associated with increased risk-taking, while interpersonal difficulties has been associated with decreased trust in social contexts, which can be construed as decreased risk-taking behavior. More work is …
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Trajectories of Risk Learning and Real-World Risky Behaviors During Adolescence
… and independence is reflected as real-world risk taking behaviors (Silveri et al., 2004), including higher motor accidents, unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, drug addictions, and death (Casey et al., 2008). The extent to which adolescents continue to display increased …
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