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Given that socially anxious individuals are hyper-sensitive to social concerns, subgroups of socially anxious individuals may differ from each other and from non-anxious individuals in their risk- taking provided social comparison information. Undergraduate psychology students completed risky word problems under various social conditions in which their decision to engage in risk may or may not be public knowledge. It was hypothesized that social anxiety, approach behavior, and condition would interact to predict increased risk-taking on risky word problems. Multiple regression analyses were not consistent with the hypothesis. A 3-way interaction between social anxiety x approach behavior x condition was not found; however, a significant main effect for condition was found.","abstract_html":"Social anxiety represents an important individual characteristic that may moderate an individual’s decision to engage in risky behavior. 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