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University of Johannesburg
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Van Zyl, Casper J. J.
Personality as a predictor of risk-taking behaviour.
Degree: 2014, University of Johannesburg
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9037
► M.A. (Psychology)
The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between personality and risk taking behaviour in the South African context. Personality was measured…
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▼ M.A. (Psychology)
The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between personality and risk taking behaviour in the South African context. Personality was measured with the Basic Traits Inventory (BTl), an assessment specifically developed to measure the broad dimensions of the five factor model of personality (John & Srivastava, 1999) in South Africa. The five dimensions on the BTl have the same names as the well-known five factor model, namely: Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the underlying personality structure across ten different forms of risk-related behaviour. The risk behaviours included smoking, alcohol consumption,.illegal drug use, sexual promiscuity, thrill-seeking activities, gambling, physical violence, romantic infidelity and other behaviours that may have led to a respondent being arrested. Given South Africa's unique population, a further objective ofthis study was to examine the degree to which the results from the study would be in line with those reported in so-called Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic (WEIRD) societies. The sample consisted of 683 respondents, all second-year students from a bilingual (Afrikaans and English) university in Johannesburg. There were 142 men and 538 women in the sample. Three of the respondents' gender was unknown. There were 425 White respondents, 120 Black respondents, 83 Indian respondents, 46 Coloured respondents and nine respondents who did not specify any population group. Respondents' mean age was 20.99 years with a standard deviation of5.10 years. The sample was not representative ofthe South African population, with men being underrepresented and White respondents overrepresented in comparison to other population groups. A multivariate technique, Descriptive Discriminant Analysis, was used to analyse personality differences across groups. The groups were formed based on the frequency with which individuals engaged in the different risk-behaviours. Post-hocanalyses allowed for a close rexamination of group differences. The results revealed that a single, statistically significant discriminant functionemergedfor all ten of the risk variables with the exceptionof one, for whichtwo possible discriminant functions were identified. This showed that different combinations of the five personality factors were, to some extent, able to account for group separation on each of the risk variables. Considering the results as a whole, some interesting findings were revealed: It became evident that no single personality structureexists across the different risk-variables of this study. It was clear that some personality factors were more important, whereas others were less important, depending on the type of risk-behaviour being considered. Despite these seeming differences, important patterns of personality emergedacross the risk-variables. Conscientiousness, and in particular, Extraversion were identified as the most…
Subjects/Keywords: Risk-taking (Psychology); Personality
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Van Zyl, C. J. J. (2014). Personality as a predictor of risk-taking behaviour. (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9037
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Van Zyl, Casper J J. “Personality as a predictor of risk-taking behaviour.” 2014. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9037.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Van Zyl, Casper J J. “Personality as a predictor of risk-taking behaviour.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Van Zyl CJJ. Personality as a predictor of risk-taking behaviour. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9037.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Van Zyl CJJ. Personality as a predictor of risk-taking behaviour. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9037
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Drexel University
2.
Patel, Unnati H.
The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on Psychopathy and Risk-taking in a Community Sample.
Degree: 2015, Drexel University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1860/idea:6553
► Psychopathy is a personality disorder comprised of affective (superficial charm, callousness) and behavioral (impulsivity, risk-taking) deficits, along with deficits in interpersonal relations (manipulativeness, grandiosity). Because…
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▼ Psychopathy is a personality disorder comprised of affective (superficial charm, callousness) and behavioral (impulsivity, risk-taking) deficits, along with deficits in interpersonal relations (manipulativeness, grandiosity). Because a majority of the research on psychopathic individuals has been restricted to incarcerated offenders, little is known about community psychopathy and the characteristics associated with it. The construct of impulsivity is considered a core behavioral feature of offender populations, but the relationship between community psychopathy and impulsivity has received limited empirical focus. The purpose of this study is to fill the gap in the literature by examining the relationship among between impulsivity, risk-taking, and psychopathy among community members. Eighty-nine participants were recruited using Amazon Mechanical Turk to complete the study. Using several behavioral and self-report measures, participants provided information related to their impulsivity, risk-taking, and psychopathy. Separate multiple regressions were used to analyze whether impulsivity moderates the relationship between psychopathy and risk-taking. Regression results revealed no moderation effect of impulsivity between psychopathy and risk-taking, but correlational analyses suggest the presence of a relationship between psychopathy and trait impulsivity.
M.S., Psychology – Drexel University, 2015
Advisors/Committee Members: DeMatteo, David.
Subjects/Keywords: Psychology; Psychopaths – Case studies; Risk-taking (Psychology)
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Patel, U. H. (2015). The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on Psychopathy and Risk-taking in a Community Sample. (Thesis). Drexel University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1860/idea:6553
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Patel, Unnati H. “The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on Psychopathy and Risk-taking in a Community Sample.” 2015. Thesis, Drexel University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1860/idea:6553.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Patel, Unnati H. “The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on Psychopathy and Risk-taking in a Community Sample.” 2015. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Patel UH. The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on Psychopathy and Risk-taking in a Community Sample. [Internet] [Thesis]. Drexel University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1860/idea:6553.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Patel UH. The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on Psychopathy and Risk-taking in a Community Sample. [Thesis]. Drexel University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1860/idea:6553
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UCLA
3.
Telzer, Eva.
Neurobehavioral Correlates of Familism and Adolescent Risk Taking.
Degree: Psychology, 2012, UCLA
URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7jg130nn
► Risk taking underlies many health problems that contribute to the public health burden during the adolescent period. Recent advances in developmental neuroscience have identified key…
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▼ Risk taking underlies many health problems that contribute to the public health burden during the adolescent period. Recent advances in developmental neuroscience have identified key neurobiological underpinnings of adolescent risk taking, but there is little understanding of how these neural processes interact with social processes in order to promote or prevent risk taking. In this dissertation, I use a multi-method, longitudinal program of research, including daily diaries, experimental tasks, and neuroimaging, to examine the mechanisms by which a culturally meaningful type of family relationship - familism - buffers Mexican youth from drug use and risk taking. Familism is a fundamental aspect of family life, which implies children's role in the support and assistance of their family. Results of Study 1 suggest that family obligation values are protective, relating to dampened substance use, largely due to the links with decreased association with deviant peers and increased disclosure to parents. In contrast, family assistance behaviors are a source of risk within high parent-child conflict homes, relating to higher levels of substance use. In study 2, I examine whether familism is protective by influencing neural regions involved in reward processing and cognitive control, neural processes implicated in adolescent risk taking. Results indicate that family obligation values are associated with reduced ventral striatum (VS) activation when receiving monetary rewards and increased prefrontal cortex (PFC) activation when inhibiting behavioral responses. Reduced VS activation correlates with less real-life risk taking behavior and enhanced PFC activation correlates with better decision-making skills. Thus, family obligation may decrease reward sensitivity and enhance cognitive control, thereby reducing adolescent risk taking. In Study 3, I examine whether the meaningful and rewarding nature of family assistance may be an asset for adolescents. Results show that enhanced VS activation when contributing to the family predicts decreases in adolescents' risk taking behavior over the next year. Thus, family relationships that are personally meaningful can provide adolescents with a sense of reward, and this reward may lead to positive, healthy outcomes. Results of this dissertation indicate that traditional family values and practices play a critical role in shaping Mexican adolescents' risk for substance use and risk taking.
Subjects/Keywords: Psychology; Adolescence; Culture; fMRI; Risk Taking
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Telzer, E. (2012). Neurobehavioral Correlates of Familism and Adolescent Risk Taking. (Thesis). UCLA. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7jg130nn
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Telzer, Eva. “Neurobehavioral Correlates of Familism and Adolescent Risk Taking.” 2012. Thesis, UCLA. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7jg130nn.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Telzer, Eva. “Neurobehavioral Correlates of Familism and Adolescent Risk Taking.” 2012. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Telzer E. Neurobehavioral Correlates of Familism and Adolescent Risk Taking. [Internet] [Thesis]. UCLA; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7jg130nn.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Telzer E. Neurobehavioral Correlates of Familism and Adolescent Risk Taking. [Thesis]. UCLA; 2012. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7jg130nn
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Temple University
4.
Stamoulis, Kathryn Ellen.
An Exploration into Adolescent Online Risk-Taking.
Degree: PhD, 2009, Temple University
URL: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,42735
► Educational Psychology
The Internet is an integral part of many adolescents' lives. While it is widely recognized that Internet use has benefits, adolescent online interpersonal…
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▼ Educational Psychology
The Internet is an integral part of many adolescents' lives. While it is widely recognized that Internet use has benefits, adolescent online interpersonal communications are arousing great public concern. The literature review summarizes research on adolescent online risk-taking. Risks are considered and research into the predictors and motives of online risk-taking is explored. Online risks, such as posting personal information and communicating with strangers lead to an increased chance of receiving online sexual solicitation and harassment. Three conceptualizations (Social Compensation, The Rich Get Richer, The Type-T Personality) are considered to frame adolescent online risk behaviors. There is limited research into the predictors of adolescent online risk-taking, especially in the United States. The present study explored adolescent online risk-taking using a survey of 934 American teens from the Pew Internet Survey & Life Project. The present study filled gaps in the current research on adolescent online risk-taking. Specifically the findings from this study indicate that some online behaviors that were previously thought to be risky (i.e. posting photographs online) are commonplace. Boys and older teens are most likely to engage in online risk-taking. Specialized educational messages should be targeted at those most at risk. Involvement in extracurricular activities in time spent socializing with friends offline seem to have protective value. Those behaviors should be encouraged. Further research should expand upon the results of this study.
Temple University – Theses
Advisors/Committee Members: Farley, Frank, DuCette, Joseph P., Rosenfeld, Joseph G., Hart, Gordon M., Fullard, William.
Subjects/Keywords: Education, Educational Psychology; Adolescents; Internet; Risk-Taking
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Stamoulis, K. E. (2009). An Exploration into Adolescent Online Risk-Taking. (Doctoral Dissertation). Temple University. Retrieved from http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,42735
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Stamoulis, Kathryn Ellen. “An Exploration into Adolescent Online Risk-Taking.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Temple University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,42735.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Stamoulis, Kathryn Ellen. “An Exploration into Adolescent Online Risk-Taking.” 2009. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Stamoulis KE. An Exploration into Adolescent Online Risk-Taking. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Temple University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,42735.
Council of Science Editors:
Stamoulis KE. An Exploration into Adolescent Online Risk-Taking. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Temple University; 2009. Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,42735

Iowa State University
5.
Tynan, Michael.
The Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale lacks convergence with alternative risk-taking propensity measures.
Degree: 2018, Iowa State University
URL: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/16477
► The domain-specific evaluative approach to risk-taking propensity allows people to differentiate situations in which they will approach risk-related decisions from situations in which they will…
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▼ The domain-specific evaluative approach to risk-taking propensity allows people to differentiate situations in which they will approach risk-related decisions from situations in which they will avoid them. The Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale (DOSPERT) is the most widely used measure of such evaluations. The current study of the DOSPERT tests alternatives to the assumed five-domain structure, explores associations between the DOSPERT and alternative risk-taking measures, and tests the incremental validity of the DOSPERT in predicting both self-reported risky behavior and risky behavior in the lab. Analyses show that the DOSPERT would benefit from a six-factor structure rather than five factors, the DOSPERT domains are weakly correlated with the majority of alternative risk-taking propensity measures, and the DOSPERT can predict variance in certain self-reported risky behaviors, but not risky behaviors in the lab, after accounting for alternative measures.
Subjects/Keywords: measurement; personality; risk-taking; validity; Social Psychology
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Tynan, M. (2018). The Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale lacks convergence with alternative risk-taking propensity measures. (Thesis). Iowa State University. Retrieved from https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/16477
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tynan, Michael. “The Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale lacks convergence with alternative risk-taking propensity measures.” 2018. Thesis, Iowa State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/16477.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tynan, Michael. “The Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale lacks convergence with alternative risk-taking propensity measures.” 2018. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tynan M. The Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale lacks convergence with alternative risk-taking propensity measures. [Internet] [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/16477.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Tynan M. The Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale lacks convergence with alternative risk-taking propensity measures. [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2018. Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/16477
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Oregon State University
6.
Ahmed, Awadelkarim Hamid.
Grass seed producers in the Willamette Valley.
Degree: MS, Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1979, Oregon State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22691
► The present increasing need for the development of empirical hypotheses that explain the decisionmakers' behavior towards risk is to provide an understanding of the framework…
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▼ The present increasing need for the development of empirical hypotheses that explain the decisionmakers' behavior towards
risk is to provide an understanding of the framework within which an industry operates. Such hypotheses could facilitate the implementation of policies designed to solve problems identified within an industry and could also provide some useful tools to be used for the necessary supply adjustments. Investigation of the factors that have been
important in influencing
risk attitudes among grass producers in Oregon's Willamette Valley is the object of this research. Educational level and age are hypothesized and empirically tested to have significant effects on farmers'
risk preferences. Other factors like percentages of land under control and farm debt are also considered to be of equal importance. The interaction of
the mentioned variables among themselves could, possibly, affect producers'
risk behavior. Identification of factors exerting significant effects on
risk aversion, measured by Pratt coefficient, was attained through using a single equation linear regression model. Individuals with less education are found to be more averters to
risk than others with higher educational levels. Increased land ownership is associated with increased aversion to take
risk for highly educated producers while it increases
risk taking for less educated ones. Age and percent of farm debt are determined to be directly and inversely related to
risk aversion, respectively. The interaction of education with percent land ownership and age significantly increased and decreased
aversion to
risk respectively. The inclusion of binary variables for
risk neutrality and
risk
taking together with their interactions with the other variables resulted in different effects exerted by education and percent land ownership for
risk neutral individuals. No significant differences were found to exist between the behavior of
risk takers compared to
risk averters, however.
Advisors/Committee Members: Whittaker, James K. (advisor), Conklin, Frank S. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Risk-taking (Psychology)
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Ahmed, A. H. (1979). Grass seed producers in the Willamette Valley. (Masters Thesis). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22691
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ahmed, Awadelkarim Hamid. “Grass seed producers in the Willamette Valley.” 1979. Masters Thesis, Oregon State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22691.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ahmed, Awadelkarim Hamid. “Grass seed producers in the Willamette Valley.” 1979. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ahmed AH. Grass seed producers in the Willamette Valley. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Oregon State University; 1979. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22691.
Council of Science Editors:
Ahmed AH. Grass seed producers in the Willamette Valley. [Masters Thesis]. Oregon State University; 1979. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22691

University of Kentucky
7.
Weiss, Virginia.
Effect of Social Peers on Risky Decision Making in Male Sprague Dawley Rats.
Degree: 2015, University of Kentucky
URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/78
► Adolescence is a time associated with increased risk taking and peer relations. Research has shown that adolescents are more vulnerable to peer pressure compared to…
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▼ Adolescence is a time associated with increased risk taking and peer relations. Research has shown that adolescents are more vulnerable to peer pressure compared to adults, leading to exacerbated risk taking. Preclinical research suggests that these findings may also be applicable to adolescent rodents, which find social interaction rewarding and are prone to risky behavior. There is, however, little research on the effect of social interaction on rodent models of risky decision-making. This thesis utilized social chambers, which consisted of adjacent operant chambers separated by wire mesh. Adolescent rats performed a risky decision-making task in which they had a choice between a small and large reward (associated with a mild footshock, which increased in probability across the session). Experiment 1 determined if the presence of peer altered performance on the task after stability. Experiment 2 determined if the presence of a peer altered performance on the task during acquisition. Results of Experiment 1 revealed no significant changes. Results from Experiment 2 revealed a significant increase in preference for the risky reward in the group of rats that had daily exposure to a social peer. These results provide evidence that social influence on risk taking can be modeled in rodents.
Subjects/Keywords: Adolescents; Rodents; Risk-taking; Social Interaction; Psychology
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Weiss, V. (2015). Effect of Social Peers on Risky Decision Making in Male Sprague Dawley Rats. (Masters Thesis). University of Kentucky. Retrieved from https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/78
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Weiss, Virginia. “Effect of Social Peers on Risky Decision Making in Male Sprague Dawley Rats.” 2015. Masters Thesis, University of Kentucky. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/78.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Weiss, Virginia. “Effect of Social Peers on Risky Decision Making in Male Sprague Dawley Rats.” 2015. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Weiss V. Effect of Social Peers on Risky Decision Making in Male Sprague Dawley Rats. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Kentucky; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/78.
Council of Science Editors:
Weiss V. Effect of Social Peers on Risky Decision Making in Male Sprague Dawley Rats. [Masters Thesis]. University of Kentucky; 2015. Available from: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/78

The Ohio State University
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Keaveney, Alexis A.
Acetaminophen, Affect, and Risk: An Analysis of
Psychological and Neurochemical Mechanisms.
Degree: MA, Psychology, 2016, The Ohio State University
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1477054183340724
► Recent research has demonstrated that acetaminophen reduces affective reactivity. Because affect is a critical determinant of risk perception and risk-taking, this drug taken by 23%…
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▼ Recent research has demonstrated that acetaminophen
reduces affective reactivity. Because affect is a critical
determinant of
risk perception and
risk-
taking, this drug taken by
23% of Americans each week could potentially impact these important
judgments and decisions. To test this hypothesis, we examined the
effects of acetaminophen on well-validated
risk perception and
risk-
taking tasks. In Study 1 (N = 142) and Study 2 (N = 189), we
demonstrated that acute doses of acetaminophen increase
risk-
taking
behavior. This increase in
risk-
taking emerged on post-loss trials,
not on the first trial, suggesting acetaminophen may be affecting
how individuals respond to experiences of loss. However,
acetaminophen did not affect self-reports of reactivity to loss
events, motivation to avoid loss, focus on gains or losses, or
perceived probability of a loss. In Study 2, but not Study 1, we
also found evidence that acetaminophen reduced the negative
correlation between perceived
risk and benefit in some
risk
perception domains, suggesting less reliance on the “affect
heuristic.” To examine the neurochemical mechanism underlying this
effect, Study 3 tested whether the increase in
risk-
taking extends
to the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen. We did not
find an effect of ibuprofen on
risk-
taking overall, but did see a
significant increase in
risk-
taking among those who reported higher
recent illness and who received ibuprofen. Taken together, the
results suggest acetaminophen, an over-the-counter drug, can impact
critically important
risk judgment and
risk-
taking
behavior.
Advisors/Committee Members: Way, Baldwin (Advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Social Psychology; acetaminophen; risk; risk-taking; ibuprofen; affect heuristic; risk perception
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Keaveney, A. A. (2016). Acetaminophen, Affect, and Risk: An Analysis of
Psychological and Neurochemical Mechanisms. (Masters Thesis). The Ohio State University. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1477054183340724
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Keaveney, Alexis A. “Acetaminophen, Affect, and Risk: An Analysis of
Psychological and Neurochemical Mechanisms.” 2016. Masters Thesis, The Ohio State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1477054183340724.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Keaveney, Alexis A. “Acetaminophen, Affect, and Risk: An Analysis of
Psychological and Neurochemical Mechanisms.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Keaveney AA. Acetaminophen, Affect, and Risk: An Analysis of
Psychological and Neurochemical Mechanisms. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. The Ohio State University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1477054183340724.
Council of Science Editors:
Keaveney AA. Acetaminophen, Affect, and Risk: An Analysis of
Psychological and Neurochemical Mechanisms. [Masters Thesis]. The Ohio State University; 2016. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1477054183340724

University of New Mexico
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Sarafin, Ruth E.
Social Risks as Costly Trait Signals.
Degree: Psychology, 2017, University of New Mexico
URL: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/psy_etds/208
► Costly signaling theory posits that people will sometimes engage in seemingly irrational behavior to show off attractive qualities about themselves. These behaviors may end…
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▼ Costly signaling theory posits that people will sometimes engage in seemingly irrational behavior to show off attractive qualities about themselves. These behaviors may end in or incur a cost to the actor such that only individuals who are highly fit are able to succeed at the behavior, and therefore behavior success is an honest signal of fitness. Previous research has used costly signaling to explain human physical
risk taking behaviors such as rock climbing, but the current study seeks to apply them to social
risk taking, such as raising one’s hand in class. Should social
risk taking prove to be a form of costly signaling, successful
risk takers should be seen as more attractive than
risk avoiders, and unsuccessful
risk takers should be seen as less unattractive. Participants (N=219) from the University of New Mexico read 13 vignettes about individuals who either succeed at, fail at, or avoid
taking a social
risk. Participants then rated the protagonist on their attractiveness as a potential friend, long term partner, and short term partner. Results indicate that while successful
risk takers are indeed attractive as is consistent with costly signaling, unsuccessful
risk takers are actually more attractive than
risk avoiders, which is inconsistent with predictions. However, this may have been due to the wording of vignettes and the questionable ecological validity of an obvious avoidance condition; indeed, given the apparent lack of self-confidence, an individual who obviously avoids a
risk may be assumed to fail if they had taken the
risk. Future studies should therefore vary the wording of this condition, as well as study the specific personality traits that are
risk takers and
risk avoiders are displaying in their actions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Geoffrey Miller, Steven Gangestad, Elizabeth Yeater.
Subjects/Keywords: costly signaling; risk taking; social risks; Biological Psychology; Psychology; School Psychology
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Sarafin, R. E. (2017). Social Risks as Costly Trait Signals. (Masters Thesis). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/psy_etds/208
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sarafin, Ruth E. “Social Risks as Costly Trait Signals.” 2017. Masters Thesis, University of New Mexico. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/psy_etds/208.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sarafin, Ruth E. “Social Risks as Costly Trait Signals.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sarafin RE. Social Risks as Costly Trait Signals. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of New Mexico; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/psy_etds/208.
Council of Science Editors:
Sarafin RE. Social Risks as Costly Trait Signals. [Masters Thesis]. University of New Mexico; 2017. Available from: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/psy_etds/208

Stellenbosch University
10.
Teye-Kwadjo, Enoch.
Testing the theory of planned behaviour in predicting condom use in eastern Ghana : a three-wave longitudinal study.
Degree: PhD, Psychology, 2014, Stellenbosch University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95789
► ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although young people’s sexual-risk behaviour raises public health concerns in Ghana, there is, however, little theory-guided research investigating this health problem empirically. This…
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▼ ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although young people’s sexual-risk behaviour raises public health concerns in Ghana, there is, however, little theory-guided research investigating this health problem empirically. This study tested the theory of planned behaviour’s (TPB) efficacy to explain intended condom use and self-reported condom use, using latent variable structural equation modelling. Public senior high school students (N = 684) aged 14-20 years from eastern Ghana completed measures based on the TPB’s components across three measurement occasions, spaced approximately three months apart. Consistent with the TPB, latent variable structural equation models showed that attitudes were positively associated with intended condom use over time. Subjective norms and perceived behavioural control were, however, not statistically significantly associated with intended condom use over time. Moreover, intended condom use was not significantly associated with self-reported condom use behaviour over time. Other analyses revealed that gender moderated the TPB components. These results highlight the importance of focusing adolescent sexual risk reduction programmes on intra-individual attitude formation and activation. The current data partially validate the TPB as a fairly robust model to guide the design of adolescent sex education programmes in eastern Ghana. The practical, theoretical, and the methodological implications of these results are discussed.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Alhoewel jongmense se seksuele risikogedrag besorgdheid oor openbare gesondheid in Ghana laat ontstaan, is daar min teoriegebaseerde navorsing wat hierdie gesondheidsprobleem empiries ondersoek. Hierdie navorsing het die doeltreffendheid van die teorie van beplande gedrag (TBG) getoets ten einde voorgenome kondoomgebruik en selfgerapporteerde kondoomgebruik met behulp van strukturele vergelykingsmodellering met latente veranderlikes te verduidelik. Hoërskoolleerders aan staatskole (N = 684) in die ouderdomsgroep 14-20 jaar uit die suidelike deel van Ghana het meetinstrumente met tussenposes van ongeveer drie maande en gebaseer op die komponente van TBG oor drie metingsgeleenthede heen voltooi. In ooreenstemming met die TBG het strukturele vergelykingsmodelle met latente veranderlikes getoon dat gesindhede mettertyd ʼn positiewe verband met voorgenome kondoomgebruik getoon het. Subjektiewe norme en waargenome gedragsbeheer is egter ná verloop van tyd nie statisties beduidend met voorgenome kondoomgebruik verbind nie. Daarbenewens is voorgenome kondoomgebruik nie gaandeweg met beduidende self-gerapporteerde gedrag rakende kondoomgebruik verbind nie. Ander analises het aan die lig gebring dat geslag die TBG-komponente gunstig beïnvloed het. Hierdie resultate beklemtoon die belang daarvan om op programme met betrekking tot adolessente se seksuele risiko ten opsigte van die vorming van intra-individuele gesindhede en aktivering te konsentreer. Die huidige data bevestig gedeeltelik die TBG as ’n redelik robuuste model as gids by die ontwerp van…
Advisors/Committee Members: Kagee, Ashraf, Swart, Hermann, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology..
Subjects/Keywords: Condom use – Ghana; UCTD; Sexual behavior; Risk behavior; Risk-taking (Psychology)
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Teye-Kwadjo, E. (2014). Testing the theory of planned behaviour in predicting condom use in eastern Ghana : a three-wave longitudinal study. (Doctoral Dissertation). Stellenbosch University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95789
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Teye-Kwadjo, Enoch. “Testing the theory of planned behaviour in predicting condom use in eastern Ghana : a three-wave longitudinal study.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Stellenbosch University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95789.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Teye-Kwadjo, Enoch. “Testing the theory of planned behaviour in predicting condom use in eastern Ghana : a three-wave longitudinal study.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Teye-Kwadjo E. Testing the theory of planned behaviour in predicting condom use in eastern Ghana : a three-wave longitudinal study. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Stellenbosch University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95789.
Council of Science Editors:
Teye-Kwadjo E. Testing the theory of planned behaviour in predicting condom use in eastern Ghana : a three-wave longitudinal study. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Stellenbosch University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95789

University of Johannesburg
11.
Botha, Louise.
A socio-psychological perspective on the perception and acceptance of risk.
Degree: 2014, University of Johannesburg
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10651
► D.Litt. et Phil. (Sociology)
The Licensing Branch of the Atomic Energy Corporation of South Africa is responsible for setting safety standards as regards the nuclear…
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▼ D.Litt. et Phil. (Sociology)
The Licensing Branch of the Atomic Energy Corporation of South Africa is responsible for setting safety standards as regards the nuclear energy industry. The present study forms part of an investigation, initiated by members of the Licensing Branch, into the impact and possible social risk of nuclear technology on society. The ultimate aim of the investigation, towards which this study intends to make a sound contribution, is the development of appropriate social risk criteria. Financial assistance by the Atomic Energy Corporation of South Africa is hereby acknowledged. Any views or conclusions are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the AEC. The financial assistance of the Human Sciences Research Council towards the costs of this research is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed or conclusions reached are those of the author and are not to be regarded as a reflection of the opinions and conclusions of the Human Sciences Research Council.
Subjects/Keywords: Nuclear industry - Psychological aspects; Risk; Risk-taking (Psychology); Industrial sociology
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Botha, Louise. “A socio-psychological perspective on the perception and acceptance of risk.” 2014. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10651.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Botha, Louise. “A socio-psychological perspective on the perception and acceptance of risk.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Botha L. A socio-psychological perspective on the perception and acceptance of risk. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10651.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Botha L. A socio-psychological perspective on the perception and acceptance of risk. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10651
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Temple University
12.
Duell, Natasha Tahrgol.
Positive Risk Taking in Adolescence.
Degree: PhD, 2018, Temple University
URL: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,513529
► Psychology
Adolescents evince a more heightened propensity for risk taking than children and adults. This propensity can be directed toward negative (e.g., illegal or health-compromising)…
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Adolescents evince a more heightened propensity for risk taking than children and adults. This propensity can be directed toward negative (e.g., illegal or health-compromising) or positive (e.g., socially acceptable and beneficial) risk behaviors. Much existing research on adolescent risk behavior focuses on negative risk taking due to the public health implications of engaging in these behaviors. However, it is also important for society to promote youth engagement in positive risk behaviors that may benefit the well-being of adolescents and those around them. The present study explored positive risk taking in a sample of 164 American adolescents (45% female) ages 16-20 (M = 17.9; SD = .72). There were three central aims: (1) develop a reliable self-report measure of positive risk taking and examine its association with self-reports of negative risk taking and several behavioral measures of risk taking; (2) explore the extent to which previously established psychological correlates of negative risk taking are also associated with positive risk taking; (3) determine whether positive risk taking is associated with indicators of positive functioning, such as academic orientation, grit, and mental health. Results indicated that positive risk taking was associated with greater self-reported negative risk taking, and greater risk taking, feedback learning, and punishment sensitivity on experimental risk taking tasks. Although positive risk taking was not associated with grit or internalizing symptoms, positive risk taking was positively associated with stronger school engagement and better school performance. Future directions and applications to positive youth development programming are discussed.
Temple University – Theses
Advisors/Committee Members: Steinberg, Laurence D.;, Chein, Jason M., Olino, Thomas, Xie, Hongling, Drabick, Deborah A. G., Karpinski, Andrew;.
Subjects/Keywords: Developmental psychology;
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Duell, N. T. (2018). Positive Risk Taking in Adolescence. (Doctoral Dissertation). Temple University. Retrieved from http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,513529
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Duell, Natasha Tahrgol. “Positive Risk Taking in Adolescence.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Temple University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,513529.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Duell, Natasha Tahrgol. “Positive Risk Taking in Adolescence.” 2018. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Duell NT. Positive Risk Taking in Adolescence. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Temple University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,513529.
Council of Science Editors:
Duell NT. Positive Risk Taking in Adolescence. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Temple University; 2018. Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,513529

Columbia University
13.
Lim, Xi Zhi.
Essays in Decision Theory.
Degree: 2020, Columbia University
URL: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-dpnv-sw70
► When a choice model fails, the standard economics exercise is to weaken one assumption at a time to study what has changed. This is often…
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▼ When a choice model fails, the standard economics exercise is to weaken one assumption at a time to study what has changed. This is often accompanied by the understanding that future work will relax multiple assumptions simultaneously in order to explain actual behavior. This dissertation does exactly that, and by studying seemingly independent behavioral anomalies as related to one another we obtain new insights about why behavior departs from standard models.
Chapter 1 studies how violations of structural assumptions like expected utility and exponential discounting can be connected to reference dependent preferences with set-dependent reference points, even if behavior conforms with these assumptions when the reference is fixed. This is done with the introduction of a unified framework under which both general rationality (WARP) and domain-specific structural postulates (e.g., Independence for risk preference, Stationarity for time preference) are jointly relaxed using a systematic reference dependence approach. The framework allows us to study risk, time, and social preferences collectively, where behavioral departures from WARP and structural postulates are explained by a common source—changing preferences due to reference dependence. In our setting, reference points are given by a linear order that captures the relevance of each alternative in becoming the reference point and affecting preferences. In turn, they determine the domain-specific preference parameters for the underlying choice problem (e.g., utility functions for risk, discount factors for time).
Chapter 2, a joint work with Silvio Ravaioli, conducts an empirical test for one of the models in Chapter 1. It studies how the introduction of a very safe or very risky option affects risk attitude. In a laboratory experiment, we find that adding safer options increases displayed risk aversion, and it does so even when the added options are not chosen. This finding is robust across participants and treatments (e.g., degenerate and non-degenerate safe options). By contrast, we find that the addition of risky options does not result in a detectable change in risk attitude. Our results are in line with Chapter 1’s Avoidable Risk Expected Utility model.
Chapter 3 studies choices over time, which allows us to study anomalies “at a given time” and “across time” as related to one another. This is achieved by studying how past choices affect future choices in the framework of attention. Limited attention has been proposed as an explanation for the failure of “rationality”, where better options are not chosen because the decision maker has failed to consider them. We investigate this idea in a setting where (1) the observable are sequences of choices and (2) the decision makers are aware of the alternatives they chose in the past when they face future choice sets. This provides a link between two kinds of rationality violations: those that occur in a cross section of one-shot decisions and those that occur within a sequence of realized choices. Unlike the…
Subjects/Keywords: Economics; Decision making; Social sciences; Risk assessment; Risk-taking (Psychology)
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Lim, X. Z. (2020). Essays in Decision Theory. (Doctoral Dissertation). Columbia University. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-dpnv-sw70
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lim, Xi Zhi. “Essays in Decision Theory.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, Columbia University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-dpnv-sw70.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lim, Xi Zhi. “Essays in Decision Theory.” 2020. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lim XZ. Essays in Decision Theory. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Columbia University; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-dpnv-sw70.
Council of Science Editors:
Lim XZ. Essays in Decision Theory. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Columbia University; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-dpnv-sw70

Eastern Michigan University
14.
Lackups, Monica.
Effects of emotion regulation strategies on sexual risk-taking.
Degree: MS, Psychology, 2013, Eastern Michigan University
URL: https://commons.emich.edu/theses/716
► Sexual risk-taking is a growing problem and an area where there are significant individual differences in behavior. One contributing factor to risky sexual behavior…
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▼ Sexual
risk-
taking is a growing problem and an area where there are significant individual differences in behavior. One contributing factor to risky sexual behavior may be emotion regulation difficulties. For example, suppression has negative effects on emotion experience, while reappraisal leads to increased well-being. Previous research has demonstrated the use of sexual behavior as an emotion regulation strategy in victimized populations. This study investigated whether emotion regulation strategies influence sexual
risk-
taking in a non-clinical college population. Individuals with higher levels of emotion regulation difficulties and higher suppression use engaged in more frequent sexual
risk-
taking behavior, whereas individuals who used reappraisal more frequently engaged in less sexual
risk-
taking. In addition, the use of reappraisal partially mediated the relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and risky sexual behavior, for females. The gender differences suggest that females may benefit most significantly from
risk-
taking interventions focused on increasing positive emotion regulation strategies.
Advisors/Committee Members: Natalie Dove, PhD, Chair, Carol Freedman-Doan, PhD, Tamara Loverich, PhD.
Subjects/Keywords: emotion regulation; reappraisal; sexual risk; sexual risk-taking; suppression; Clinical Psychology
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lackups, Monica. “Effects of emotion regulation strategies on sexual risk-taking.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Eastern Michigan University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/716.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lackups, Monica. “Effects of emotion regulation strategies on sexual risk-taking.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lackups M. Effects of emotion regulation strategies on sexual risk-taking. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Eastern Michigan University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://commons.emich.edu/theses/716.
Council of Science Editors:
Lackups M. Effects of emotion regulation strategies on sexual risk-taking. [Masters Thesis]. Eastern Michigan University; 2013. Available from: https://commons.emich.edu/theses/716

Brock University
15.
Rathwell, Jessica.
Mediated action, narratives of risk-taking, and identity formation in adolescents with a visual impairment
.
Degree: Department ofChild and Youth Studies, 2011, Brock University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3369
► The purpose of this project was to discern the inherent tension present in narratives told by adolescents with a visual impairment as they attempted to…
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▼ The purpose of this project was to discern the inherent tension present in narratives told
by adolescents with a visual impairment as they attempted to make sense of their
experiences, specifically those surrounding risk. Mediated action, based on the
foundational work of Vygotsky and Bakhtin, was used as both a theoretical and
methodological approach; it is the theory that there are two components that constitute
any human action: the "agent," or the person who is doing the acting, and the
"mediational means" that he or she is using to accomplish the action in question. Tension
ensues as neither is able to fully explain human behaviour. Ten adolescents with a visual
impairment participated in a narrative interview, revealing numerous counter-narratives
surrounding risk-taking, including "experimentation undertaken using good judgment."
Participants offered examples of how they engaged, appropriated, resisted and
transformed the dominant narratives of disability and adolescence in their identity
formation.
Subjects/Keywords: Risk-taking (Psychology);
Teenagers with visual disabilities;
Risk – Sociological aspects
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. (Thesis). Brock University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3369
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rathwell, Jessica. “Mediated action, narratives of risk-taking, and identity formation in adolescents with a visual impairment
.” 2011. Thesis, Brock University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3369.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rathwell, Jessica. “Mediated action, narratives of risk-taking, and identity formation in adolescents with a visual impairment
.” 2011. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rathwell J. Mediated action, narratives of risk-taking, and identity formation in adolescents with a visual impairment
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Brock University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3369.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Rathwell J. Mediated action, narratives of risk-taking, and identity formation in adolescents with a visual impairment
. [Thesis]. Brock University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/3369
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Ohio University
16.
Davis Gahagen, Heather I.
Meta-Analysis of the Validity of the Balloon Analogue Risk
Task.
Degree: MS, Clinical Psychology (Arts and Sciences), 2014, Ohio University
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1406138194
► The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART; Lejuez et al., 2002) is a behavioral measure of risk taking that is widely used. Despite widespread use and…
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▼ The Balloon Analogue
Risk Task (BART; Lejuez et al.,
2002) is a behavioral measure of
risk taking that is widely used.
Despite widespread use and evidence of mixed findings, a thorough
review of the literature pertaining to the convergent and
discriminant validity of the measure has not been undertaken,
bringing the results of studies using the BART into question. The
current study was a meta-analytic review of the literature related
to the convergent and discriminant validity of the measure. Using a
random effects model the average effects were calculated to
determine the strength of the relationship between the BART and
other measures of
risk taking and constructs related to
risk
taking. Results of the study indicate that the BART has weak
convergent and discriminant validity. Supplemental and moderator
analyses were also conducted to explore possible reasons for the
weak relationship. However, the supplemental analyses also provided
evidence for weak convergent and discriminant validity. These
results bring into question the results of the studies that relied
on the BART as a measure of
risk taking propensity.
Advisors/Committee Members: Evans, Steven (Advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Psychology; BART; Balloon Analogue Risk Task; risk taking, meta-analysis, validity
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Davis Gahagen, H. I. (2014). Meta-Analysis of the Validity of the Balloon Analogue Risk
Task. (Masters Thesis). Ohio University. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1406138194
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Davis Gahagen, Heather I. “Meta-Analysis of the Validity of the Balloon Analogue Risk
Task.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Ohio University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1406138194.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Davis Gahagen, Heather I. “Meta-Analysis of the Validity of the Balloon Analogue Risk
Task.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Davis Gahagen HI. Meta-Analysis of the Validity of the Balloon Analogue Risk
Task. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Ohio University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1406138194.
Council of Science Editors:
Davis Gahagen HI. Meta-Analysis of the Validity of the Balloon Analogue Risk
Task. [Masters Thesis]. Ohio University; 2014. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1406138194

Temple University
17.
Blatt-Eisengart, Ilana.
Sex Differences in the Manifestation of Adolescent Problem Behaviors.
Degree: PhD, 2009, Temple University
URL: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,54439
► Psychology
Relatively little is known about the manifestation of conduct disorder among girls versus boys, despite increasing rates among girls. Moreover, it has been well-established…
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▼ Psychology
Relatively little is known about the manifestation of conduct disorder among girls versus boys, despite increasing rates among girls. Moreover, it has been well-established that adolescent conduct disorder is correlated with other problem behaviors (e.g., substance use, status offenses, and risky sexual behaviors), and there is evidence that there are differences by sex and ethnicity in the likelihood of exhibiting specific patterns of these problem behaviors. It has been suggested that a dimensional approach may provide a more accurate conceptualization of adolescent externalizing behaviors, particularly among girls. To address these issues, this study used a nationally representative sample to examine patterns of adolescent problem behaviors across sex and ethnicity. Latent class analysis was used to determine classes of problem behaviors and to model differences in class membership by sex and ethnicity. Behaviors examined included violent and non-violent criminal behavior, drug and alcohol use, risky sexual activity, and status offenses.
A model with five latent classes of problem behaviors provided the best representation of the data. One class represented high levels of problem behaviors, one represented low levels of problem behaviors, and three classes represented high levels of specific problem behaviors. These classes were characterized respectively by (a) high levels of criminal activity, (b) high levels of substance use, and (c) high levels of risky sexual activity. Differences existed in the likelihood of belonging to each class, such that boys were more likely to belong to the "high problem behavior," "criminal activity," and "risky sexual activity" classes. Girls were more likely to belong to the "substance use" and "low problem behavior" classes. These results suggest that a broader definition of externalizing behavior may more accurately capture adolescent behavior patterns, particularly among girls. Implications of findings and direction for future research are discussed.
Temple University – Theses
Advisors/Committee Members: Drabick, Deborah A.G., Steinberg, Laurence D., Xie, Hongling, Taylor, Ronald D., Alloy, Lauren B., Karpinski, Andrew.
Subjects/Keywords: Psychology, Clinical; Psychology, Developmental; Adolescent; Behavior; Externalizing; Risk-taking
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Blatt-Eisengart, Ilana. “Sex Differences in the Manifestation of Adolescent Problem Behaviors.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Temple University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,54439.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Blatt-Eisengart, Ilana. “Sex Differences in the Manifestation of Adolescent Problem Behaviors.” 2009. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Blatt-Eisengart I. Sex Differences in the Manifestation of Adolescent Problem Behaviors. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Temple University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,54439.
Council of Science Editors:
Blatt-Eisengart I. Sex Differences in the Manifestation of Adolescent Problem Behaviors. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Temple University; 2009. Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,54439

Wayne State University
18.
Welker, Keith.
Self-Construal Moderates Testosterone Reactivity To Competitive Outcomes.
Degree: PhD, Psychology, 2014, Wayne State University
URL: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/979
► Previous research shows that testosterone reactivity to competitive outcomes predicts aggressive behavior in men. However, some studies have failed to find these effects, and…
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▼ Previous research shows that testosterone reactivity to competitive outcomes predicts aggressive behavior in men. However, some studies have failed to find these effects, and it has been suggested that individual differences moderate the relationships between competitive outcomes, testosterone fluctuations, and aggressive behavior. The current research examined whether one individual difference – self-construal – would moderate these effects. In Study 1, participants were assigned to win or lose a competitive video game and engaged in a reactive aggression task. Results indicated that increases in testosterone in response to winning and decreases in response to losing occurred in men with independent, not interdependent, self-construals. These changes in testosterone mediated the effects of winning and losing on aggressive behavior only in independent men. In Study 2, participants were assigned to win or lose a competition as an individual or part of a team, and completed a novel measure of
risk taking. Although analyses found that, unlike Study1, testosterone and competitive outcomes interacted to predict
risk taking. However, these effects were again specific to men with independent self-construals. These results suggest for the first time that testosterone's association with antisocial behaviors is a function of how individuals think of the self in relation to others.
Advisors/Committee Members: Richard B. Slatcher.
Subjects/Keywords: Aggression; Competition; Risk Taking; Self-Concept; Testosterone; Biological Psychology; Endocrinology; Psychology
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Welker, K. (2014). Self-Construal Moderates Testosterone Reactivity To Competitive Outcomes. (Doctoral Dissertation). Wayne State University. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/979
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Welker, Keith. “Self-Construal Moderates Testosterone Reactivity To Competitive Outcomes.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Wayne State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/979.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Welker, Keith. “Self-Construal Moderates Testosterone Reactivity To Competitive Outcomes.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Welker K. Self-Construal Moderates Testosterone Reactivity To Competitive Outcomes. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Wayne State University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/979.
Council of Science Editors:
Welker K. Self-Construal Moderates Testosterone Reactivity To Competitive Outcomes. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Wayne State University; 2014. Available from: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/979

Central Connecticut State University
19.
Skonieczny, Nicole Michelle, 1987-.
The Relation Between Cognitive Style, Personality Type, and Risk-Taking Behaviors.
Degree: Department of Psychology, 2012, Central Connecticut State University
URL: http://content.library.ccsu.edu/u?/ccsutheses,1840
► Emerging adulthood is a difficult time for many individuals. Research has shown that late adolescence is a period of time known for increased risk-taking in…
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▼ Emerging adulthood is a difficult time for many individuals. Research has shown that late adolescence is a period of time known for increased risk-taking in individuals. There are many interrelated factors that influence an individual's likelihood to engage in risk-taking behaviors. Cognitive style has been defined as the consistent way in which people process and organize information. These styles are viewed as relatively stable dispositions that lead to behavioral differences in the decision-making process. Differences in personality and learning styles have been related to level of risk that an individual is willing to take. Past studies have shown that personality and cognitive style are very important in the decision-making process, but important questions remain unanswered. The reasons for increased risk-taking and sensation seeking in this age group have never been fully understood. The present study measured individual characteristics and how these affected participants' likelihood of engaging in risk. Participants in the present study were asked to complete psychological instruments which measure thinking styles, personality type, risk-taking behaviors, and sensation seeking. There was a total of 78 participants; 56 females, 18 males, and 4 participants who chose not to disclose their gender. Data showed a significant association between personality type and cognitive style. Although there was no observed interaction effect between personality type, cognitive style, and risk-taking, the effect size of the interaction was moderate. This suggests that with a larger sample size a significant interaction would be found.
Thesis advisor: Rebecca Wood.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.;
Advisors/Committee Members: Wood, Rebecca M..
Subjects/Keywords: Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence.; Cognitive styles.; Typology (Psychology)
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Skonieczny, Nicole Michelle, 1987-. “The Relation Between Cognitive Style, Personality Type, and Risk-Taking Behaviors.” 2012. Thesis, Central Connecticut State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://content.library.ccsu.edu/u?/ccsutheses,1840.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Skonieczny, Nicole Michelle, 1987-. “The Relation Between Cognitive Style, Personality Type, and Risk-Taking Behaviors.” 2012. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Skonieczny, Nicole Michelle 1. The Relation Between Cognitive Style, Personality Type, and Risk-Taking Behaviors. [Internet] [Thesis]. Central Connecticut State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://content.library.ccsu.edu/u?/ccsutheses,1840.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Skonieczny, Nicole Michelle 1. The Relation Between Cognitive Style, Personality Type, and Risk-Taking Behaviors. [Thesis]. Central Connecticut State University; 2012. Available from: http://content.library.ccsu.edu/u?/ccsutheses,1840
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of North Carolina – Greensboro
20.
Birthrong, Alex.
Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection,
and risky behavior.
Degree: 2016, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
URL: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=19533
► The current study examined the moderating effect of social rejection on the association between borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits, assessed dimensionally, and risk-taking behavior. Undergraduate…
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▼ The current study examined the moderating effect of
social rejection on the association between borderline personality
disorder (BPD) traits, assessed dimensionally, and
risk-
taking
behavior. Undergraduate participants (n = 195) were randomly
assigned to a social rejection or academic failure task in which
they were asked to write about a time when they felt intensely
socially rejected, or a time they experienced an academic failure,
respectively. Participants then reported whether they engaged in
risk-
taking behavior (e.g., alcohol use, drug use, risky sexual
behavior) immediately after or within a few days after the event
they wrote about. In addition, behavioral
risk-
taking was indexed
by performance on computerized analogue
risk-
taking tasks—the
Balloon Analogue
Risk Task (BART), and the Iowa Gambling Task
(IGT). A main effect of BPD traits was found for alcohol use, risky
sexual behavior, drug use, other
risk-
taking behavior (e.g.,
reckless driving, self-injury), total
risk-
taking behavior (a
composite sum of all self-reported
risk-
taking behavior scales),
BART performance, and emotional reactions to the relived event. An
interaction between rejection condition and level of BPD traits was
found to predict alcohol use, risky sexual behavior, total
self-reported
risk-
taking behavior, and the importance of the
relived event. All IGT results were nonsignificant. Lastly, and
contrary to expectation, a significant interaction between BPD
traits and rejection in predicting Profile of Mood States Total
Mood Disturbance was not found.; Borderline personality disorder,
Risk-
taking, Risky, Social rejection
Advisors/Committee Members: Rosemery Nelson-Gray (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Borderline personality disorder; Rejection (Psychology); Risk-taking (Psychology)
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Birthrong, A. (2016). Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection,
and risky behavior. (Masters Thesis). University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Retrieved from http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=19533
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Birthrong, Alex. “Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection,
and risky behavior.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=19533.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Birthrong, Alex. “Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection,
and risky behavior.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Birthrong A. Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection,
and risky behavior. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of North Carolina – Greensboro; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=19533.
Council of Science Editors:
Birthrong A. Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection,
and risky behavior. [Masters Thesis]. University of North Carolina – Greensboro; 2016. Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=19533
21.
Meteer, John D.
Risky behavior, mate value and low mood : is it adaptive for men to be risk takers?.
Degree: PhD, 2013, Ball State University
URL: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/197789
► The risky behavior of males has been proposed to be a strategy to display the relative quality of men’s genes and increase their competitiveness in…
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▼ The risky behavior of males has been proposed to be a strategy to display the relative
quality of men’s genes and increase their competitiveness in gaining access to a mate. Low
mood, a constellation of depression symptoms with less severity than to warrant a Major
Depressive Disorder diagnosis, has been proposed to be an adaptive strategy to reduce harm and
conserve energy in the face of competition. It is hypothesized in this study that males’ strategy of
gaining access to a mate through displaying risky behavior will result in higher perceptions of
their own value as a mate and the value of their short-term and long-term mates. It is also
hypothesized that men who engage in risky behavior to increase their competitiveness will
display fewer low mood symptoms than those who do not engage in risky behavior. Two
hundred forty men between the ages of 18-36 years completed decision problems assessing
risk
preference and aversion, the Mate Value Inventory, and the Depression-Dejection subscale of the
Profile of Mood States-Short Form. The results of a MANOVA analysis suggest that there were
no significant differences between risky and non-risky males on their perception of their own
mate value, the value of their short-term or long-term mates, and on low mood. The discussion focuses on the possible reasons for the pattern of responses displayed by the participants and
methodological concerns.
Advisors/Committee Members: Nicholas, Donald R. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Risk-taking (Psychology); Mate selection.; Sadness.; Men – Psychology.
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Meteer, J. D. (2013). Risky behavior, mate value and low mood : is it adaptive for men to be risk takers?. (Doctoral Dissertation). Ball State University. Retrieved from http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/197789
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Meteer, John D. “Risky behavior, mate value and low mood : is it adaptive for men to be risk takers?.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Ball State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/197789.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Meteer, John D. “Risky behavior, mate value and low mood : is it adaptive for men to be risk takers?.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Meteer JD. Risky behavior, mate value and low mood : is it adaptive for men to be risk takers?. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Ball State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/197789.
Council of Science Editors:
Meteer JD. Risky behavior, mate value and low mood : is it adaptive for men to be risk takers?. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Ball State University; 2013. Available from: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/197789

University of Montana
22.
Deditius-Island, Heide K.
Risk -sensitivity and predictors of choice preference: Parenting addiction and dispositional variables.
Degree: PhD, 2003, University of Montana
URL: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/9453
Subjects/Keywords: Risk-taking (Psychology); Choice (Psychology)
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Deditius-Island, H. K. (2003). Risk -sensitivity and predictors of choice preference: Parenting addiction and dispositional variables. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Montana. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/9453
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Deditius-Island, Heide K. “Risk -sensitivity and predictors of choice preference: Parenting addiction and dispositional variables.” 2003. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Montana. Accessed March 07, 2021.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/9453.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Deditius-Island, Heide K. “Risk -sensitivity and predictors of choice preference: Parenting addiction and dispositional variables.” 2003. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Deditius-Island HK. Risk -sensitivity and predictors of choice preference: Parenting addiction and dispositional variables. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Montana; 2003. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/9453.
Council of Science Editors:
Deditius-Island HK. Risk -sensitivity and predictors of choice preference: Parenting addiction and dispositional variables. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Montana; 2003. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/9453

Michigan State University
23.
Beidler, Erica.
Exploring psychological variables between collegiate student-athletes with and without a history of sport-related concussion.
Degree: 2016, Michigan State University
URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3947
► Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. Kinesiology 2016
Sport-related concussion (SRC) has recently become a public health concern that has garnered much national attention. One…
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▼ Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. Kinesiology 2016
Sport-related concussion (SRC) has recently become a public health concern that has garnered much national attention. One strategy to protect against negative consequences is to prevent SRC from occurring by investigating injury risk factors. Although many potential risk factors have been studied, there is minimal evidence on how SRC occurrence relates to intrinsic psychological variables. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in risk-taking behaviors, sensation seeking needs, mood states, and personality traits between collegiate student-athletes with and without a history of SRC (i.e. 0, 1, 2+). A secondary aim of this study was determine if any of the psychological variables predicted a history of SRC in collegiate student-athletes. DESIGN: cross-sectional quantitative study. SUBJECTS: 1,252 male (n=706) and female (n=546) collegiate student-athletes from 4 different institutions, 3 different NCAA divisions, and 18 different sports. The SRC independent variable groups were as followed: 938 (74.9%) participants with no previous history of SRC, 205 (16.4%) participants who had sustained one previous SRC, and 109 (8.7%) participants who had sustained two or more previous SRCs. MEASUREMENTS: A one-time survey acquired data on demographic information, previous SRC history, and psychological variables (i.e. Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, Brief Sensation Seeking Scale, Brunel Mood Scale, Big Five Personality Inventory). RESULTS: Significant differences were found between previous SRC groups for attention impulsivity [F(1,226)=7.35,p=0.00], motor impulsivity [F(1,226)=6.97,p=0.00], and total risk-taking impulsivity [F(1,227)=7.15,p=0.00] variables. Attention, motor, and total risk-taking impulsivity were significantly higher for the 2+ SRC compared to the 0 SRC group [Attention: Mean Difference (MD)=0.24,p=0.00,d=0.42; Motor: MD=0.23,p=0.00,d=0.41; Total: MD=0.18,p=0.00,d=0.41] and the 1 SRC group [Attention: MD=0.18,p=0.02,d=0.31; Motor: MD=0.20,p=0.01,d=0.35; Total: MD=0.15,p=0.02,d=0.33]. Significant differences between previous SRC groups for the boredom susceptibility [F(1,207)=3.15,p=0.04], adventure seeking [F(1,208)=5.18,p=0.01], and total sensation seeking [F(1,214)=4.53,p=0.01] variables were also identified. Adventure seeking scores were significantly higher for the 1 SRC group compared to the 0 SRC group (MD=0.22,p=0.02, d=0.20), while the total sensation seeking score was significantly higher for the 2+ SRC group compared to the 0 SRC group (MD=0.19,p=0.03,d=0.25). Attention risk-taking impulsivity was identified as a significant predictor of 2+ previous SRCs and adventure seeking as a significant predictor of 1 previous SRCs. No significant mood state or personality trait differences between SRC groups were found. CONCLUSION: While mood and personality do not appear to differ based upon SRC history for this study, total risk-taking and sensation seeking scores were higher in collegiate student-athletes with a history…
Advisors/Committee Members: Covassin, Tracey, Donnellan, M B, Kontos, Anthony, Pontifex, Matthew, Nogle, Sally.
Subjects/Keywords: Brain – Concussion; College athletes; Risk-taking (Psychology); Human behavior; Medicine; Psychology
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Beidler, E. (2016). Exploring psychological variables between collegiate student-athletes with and without a history of sport-related concussion. (Thesis). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3947
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Beidler, Erica. “Exploring psychological variables between collegiate student-athletes with and without a history of sport-related concussion.” 2016. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3947.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Beidler, Erica. “Exploring psychological variables between collegiate student-athletes with and without a history of sport-related concussion.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Beidler E. Exploring psychological variables between collegiate student-athletes with and without a history of sport-related concussion. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3947.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Beidler E. Exploring psychological variables between collegiate student-athletes with and without a history of sport-related concussion. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2016. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3947
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Michigan State University
24.
Price, Brandon.
Risk aversion as a factor of player typology.
Degree: 2019, Michigan State University
URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:48289
► Thesis M.A. Michigan State University. Media and Information 2019.
The goal of this study was to determine the relationship between participants' willingness to accept risks…
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▼ Thesis M.A. Michigan State University. Media and Information 2019.
The goal of this study was to determine the relationship between participants' willingness to accept risks in real world situations, as well as within games. Participants in the study responded to a survey regarding their attitudes towards risky behaviors, their willingness to engage in those behaviors, and their preferences and motivations for playing video games. The study found that, while teamwork was not a significant factor for risk-seeking gamers, relationship building was. Further, positive risk-attitude was not related to self-reported skill, but was related to the amount of time participants spent playing games. Risk-seeking players also valued competition and role-playing, alongside the development of strong social relationships.These results could affect the way in which developers advertise their products, as well as how they design their games. This research offers valuable insights into the habits of gamers, and serves as a counterexample to the "lone gamer" stereotype. Limitations include how well participants understand their own online behaviors, as well as how they view themselves. For example, participants that expressed antisocial behaviors online may have chosen to express more prosocial behaviors to alter the way they appeared in the survey. Future studies may examine the relationship between gender identity and gameplay preferences, as well as the potential relationship between age and gameplay risk-attitudes. Research is also being considered on "trolling" behavior and its relationship to real world behaviors.
Description based on online resource;
Advisors/Committee Members: Ewoldsen, David, Heeter, Carrie, O'Donnell, Casey.
Subjects/Keywords: Video gamers – Psychology; Video games – Psychological aspects; Risk-taking (Psychology); Communication
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Price, Brandon. “Risk aversion as a factor of player typology.” 2019. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:48289.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Price, Brandon. “Risk aversion as a factor of player typology.” 2019. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Price B. Risk aversion as a factor of player typology. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:48289.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Price B. Risk aversion as a factor of player typology. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2019. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:48289
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Drexel University
25.
Graefe, Anna C.
Risky Driving Behavior in Young Adults: Decision Making and Executive Functioning Correlates.
Degree: 2013, Drexel University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1860/4301
► Young adults aged 18-24 account for a disproportionate number of motor vehicle accidents, yet the factors that contribute to increased crash risk are not often…
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▼ Young adults aged 18-24 account for a disproportionate number of motor vehicle accidents, yet the factors that contribute to increased crash risk are not often studied in this age group. Retrospective studies of crashes have found that risky driving behavior contributes to a large percentage of crashes, and certain risky behaviors have been found to differentiate the driving behavior of young adults from those who are 25 and above. Measures of risky decision making have been found to predict other types of risk taking behavior, such as drug use and risky sexual behavior. However, few studies have related this construct directly to driving behaviors in young adults. Similarly, executive functioning has been hypothesized be involved in crash and increased driving errors in this age group, yet reliance on retrospective studies of crash has prevented driving research from relating executive functions to driving behavior. The present study sought to remedy these gaps in the literature by investigating the relationship between decision making, executive functioning, and performance on a risky driving task. Forty-nine young adults completed a measure of general risky decision making propensity and neuropsychological testing of executive functions. They then completed a baseline drive and a challenging simulated driving task, the Risky Driving Task, in which they had the choice to compromise their driving behavior in order to receive a reward. Results of a global measure of driving behavior showed participants’ driving was riskier in the Risky Driving Task than in the baseline drive. Specifically, participants drove faster in the Risky Driving Task. When risky decision making and executive functioning correlates of risky driving behaviors in the Risky Driving Task were examined, greater risky decision making propensity predicted higher speeds in a curved residential segment. Executive functioning measures were not predictive of risky driving behaviors. Results are considered within the context of both transportation and developmental neuroscience literature on risk taking behavior in young adults.
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology – Drexel University, 2013
Advisors/Committee Members: Schultheis, Maria T..
Subjects/Keywords: Psychology; Young adults – Automobile driving; Automobile driving – Risk-taking (Psychology)
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Graefe, Anna C. “Risky Driving Behavior in Young Adults: Decision Making and Executive Functioning Correlates.” 2013. Thesis, Drexel University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1860/4301.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Graefe, Anna C. “Risky Driving Behavior in Young Adults: Decision Making and Executive Functioning Correlates.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Graefe AC. Risky Driving Behavior in Young Adults: Decision Making and Executive Functioning Correlates. [Internet] [Thesis]. Drexel University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1860/4301.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Graefe AC. Risky Driving Behavior in Young Adults: Decision Making and Executive Functioning Correlates. [Thesis]. Drexel University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1860/4301
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
26.
Birthrong, Alex.
Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection, and risky behavior.
Degree: 2016, NC Docks
URL: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Birthrong_uncg_0154M_11988.pdf
► The current study examined the moderating effect of social rejection on the association between borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits, assessed dimensionally, and risk-taking behavior. Undergraduate…
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▼ The current study examined the moderating effect of social rejection on the association between borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits, assessed dimensionally, and risk-taking behavior. Undergraduate participants (n = 195) were randomly assigned to a social rejection or academic failure task in which they were asked to write about a time when they felt intensely socially rejected, or a time they experienced an academic failure, respectively. Participants then reported whether they engaged in risk-taking behavior (e.g., alcohol use, drug use, risky sexual behavior) immediately after or within a few days after the event they wrote about. In addition, behavioral risk-taking was indexed by performance on computerized analogue risk-taking tasks—the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), and the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). A main effect of BPD traits was found for alcohol use, risky sexual behavior, drug use, other risk-taking behavior (e.g., reckless driving, self-injury), total risk-taking behavior (a composite sum of all self-reported risk-taking behavior scales), BART performance, and emotional reactions to the relived event. An interaction between rejection condition and level of BPD traits was found to predict alcohol use, risky sexual behavior, total self-reported risk-taking behavior, and the importance of the relived event. All IGT results were nonsignificant. Lastly, and contrary to expectation, a significant interaction between BPD traits and rejection in predicting Profile of Mood States Total Mood Disturbance was not found.
Subjects/Keywords: Borderline personality disorder; Rejection (Psychology); Risk-taking (Psychology)
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Birthrong, A. (2016). Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection, and risky behavior. (Thesis). NC Docks. Retrieved from http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Birthrong_uncg_0154M_11988.pdf
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Birthrong, Alex. “Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection, and risky behavior.” 2016. Thesis, NC Docks. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Birthrong_uncg_0154M_11988.pdf.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Birthrong, Alex. “Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection, and risky behavior.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Birthrong A. Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection, and risky behavior. [Internet] [Thesis]. NC Docks; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Birthrong_uncg_0154M_11988.pdf.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Birthrong A. Borderline personality disorder traits, social rejection, and risky behavior. [Thesis]. NC Docks; 2016. Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Birthrong_uncg_0154M_11988.pdf
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Johannesburg
27.
Graham, Lauren.
Understanding risk in the everyday identity-work of young people on the East Rand.
Degree: 2013, University of Johannesburg
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8292
► D.Litt. et Phil. (Sociology)
Inquiry that seeks to understand young people’s engagement in risk behaviours is numerous. Concern for and interest in young people has…
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▼ D.Litt. et Phil. (Sociology)
Inquiry that seeks to understand young people’s engagement in risk behaviours is numerous. Concern for and interest in young people has stimulated a wide range of debates about what makes young people do the things they do. Despite the plethora of research in this area there are still gaps in our knowledge, primarily because much of the research has sought to understand young people by looking at their decision making from the outside. This study departs from what has gone before by applying a youth development approach to understanding youth risk. In order to do so it sought to delve into the worlds and lives of a few young people living in an informal settlement in Gauteng, South Africa. The key question that the study poses pertains to how young people understand and negotiate risk as an aspect of their everyday identity-work. It is thus important to note that youth in this study is not understood simply as a particular age range or a phase that exists between childhood and adulthood. Rather it is understood as a life stage that carries with it particular experiences, needs and processes. In particular for the purposes of this study identity-work is understood to be an intensive process during the life stage of youth that involves drawing on culturally and socially available labels (McCall, 2003), definitions and markers of identity and testing them in their social networks in a process of reflexivity towards developing a self-identity (Giddens, 1991). In order to generate a deep understanding of the lives and worlds of young people, this study employed a critical ethnographic design, combining the usual methods of ethnography such as observation and interviews, with innovative methods that sought to challenge commonly held perceptions of research that young people might have had, and to encourage them to participate in the research. The study found that risk is understood in multiple ways. Young people understand and internalise the risk prevention messaging that is often targeted at them but they also have other perceptions of risk that ‘experts’ tend to overlook. Most important of these were their perceptions of risk that were influenced by their socio-economic surroundings – risks that were foremost in their lives because of their day-to-day struggles to manage them. The study also demonstrates the ways in which risk is negotiated as a feature of identity-work in three ways – in identity-work that has to do with masculinity and femininity, in identity-work pertaining to who one is within a family, and in identity work that involves their roles in the community. One of the main recommendations arising from this research is the need for integrated interventions that combine the prevention models that are currently employed, with locally specific interventions aimed at enhancing the protection and preparedness of young people in order to reduce their vulnerability. By conceptualising young people and the phase of ‘youth’ differently, and applying a youth development approach to…
Subjects/Keywords: Risk-taking (Psychology); Identity (Psychology) in adolescence; Risk perception - Social aspects; Gender identity - Social aspects
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APA (6th Edition):
Graham, L. (2013). Understanding risk in the everyday identity-work of young people on the East Rand. (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8292
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Graham, Lauren. “Understanding risk in the everyday identity-work of young people on the East Rand.” 2013. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8292.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Graham, Lauren. “Understanding risk in the everyday identity-work of young people on the East Rand.” 2013. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Graham L. Understanding risk in the everyday identity-work of young people on the East Rand. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8292.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Graham L. Understanding risk in the everyday identity-work of young people on the East Rand. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8292
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Michigan State University
28.
Regis Nisengwe, Jean François.
Risk perceptions, attitudes, and climate change adaptation behaviors : a case of farmers in Nyabihu District, Rwanda.
Degree: 2016, Michigan State University
URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4195
► Thesis M.S. Michigan State University. Community Sustainability 2016
This study seeks to improve understanding of farmers' behaviors, especially in the face of climate risk. Logistic…
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▼ Thesis M.S. Michigan State University. Community Sustainability 2016
This study seeks to improve understanding of farmers' behaviors, especially in the face of climate risk. Logistic regression results showed that factors like access to forecast information, belonging to a cooperative, and experience with floods have a significant effect on farmers' adaptive behaviors. Results also showed that policies or programs that encourage farmers to participate in cooperatives and improver farmers' access to forecast information can lead to adaptive actions.
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Advisors/Committee Members: Kerr, John, Neisler, Gretchen, Lopez, Maria Claudia.
Subjects/Keywords: Farmers – Rwanda; Risk perception; Risk-taking (Psychology) – Rwanda; Adaptability (Psychology); Climatic changes – Risk management; Risk-taking (Psychology); Farmers; Natural resource management; Environmental management
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Regis Nisengwe, J. F. (2016). Risk perceptions, attitudes, and climate change adaptation behaviors : a case of farmers in Nyabihu District, Rwanda. (Thesis). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4195
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Regis Nisengwe, Jean François. “Risk perceptions, attitudes, and climate change adaptation behaviors : a case of farmers in Nyabihu District, Rwanda.” 2016. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4195.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Regis Nisengwe, Jean François. “Risk perceptions, attitudes, and climate change adaptation behaviors : a case of farmers in Nyabihu District, Rwanda.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Regis Nisengwe JF. Risk perceptions, attitudes, and climate change adaptation behaviors : a case of farmers in Nyabihu District, Rwanda. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4195.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Regis Nisengwe JF. Risk perceptions, attitudes, and climate change adaptation behaviors : a case of farmers in Nyabihu District, Rwanda. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2016. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4195
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University of California – Irvine
29.
Beardslee, Jordan Bechtold.
Under the radar or under arrest: How does contact with the juvenile justice system affect delinquency and academic outcomes?.
Degree: Psychology and Social Behavior, 2014, University of California – Irvine
URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9mg05819
► Although many studies have found that arrested youth are more likely than non-arrested youth to experience later maladjustment, methodological limitations restrict the generalizations of prior…
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▼ Although many studies have found that arrested youth are more likely than non-arrested youth to experience later maladjustment, methodological limitations restrict the generalizations of prior work. Perhaps the most noteworthy limitation in prior work is the possibility of selection effects, with arrested youth likely to have very different psychological and behavioral profiles pre-justice system contact than non-arrested youth. This leaves us wondering whether the observed maladjustment is due to the type of adolescent who comes to the attention of law enforcement or due the type of justice system interventions that arrested youth experience.This study overcomes these limitations by comparing the outcomes of demographically similar male adolescents who have committed the same crimes but who differ with regard to whether they were "caught" for their crimes. Using propensity score matching to compare arrested and non-arrested youth, I investigated whether contact with the justice system does, in fact, contribute to school-related outcomes, substance use, and delinquency and whether these relations vary based on whether arrested youth are formally processed or diverted from the system.When selection effects are taken into consideration, results indicate that contact with the juvenile justice system does not have a universally harmful effect on development. Diversion (informally processing youth) actually deters future offending, school misconduct, school truancy, and school suspensions. However, both diverted and formally processed youth, regardless of their actual antisocial and illegal behavior, are more likely than no-contact youth to be arrested during the study period, according to official court records. The risk of re-arrest is highest for formally processed youth. Formally processed youth are also more likely than no-contact and diverted youth to be transferred to an alternative or continuation school.Taken together, results suggest that increased justice system surveillance might improve school performance and deter offending, but it also might lead to more contact with the system. Although an adolescent's first arrest might lead to positive outcomes in the immediate future, the effects of subsequent contacts are unknown. As such, the data suggest that the default policy should be to divert low-level first-time offenders and keep the justice system's involvement to a minimum.
Subjects/Keywords: Psychology; Adolescent Risk Taking; Delinquency; Juvenile Justice System
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Beardslee, J. B. (2014). Under the radar or under arrest: How does contact with the juvenile justice system affect delinquency and academic outcomes?. (Thesis). University of California – Irvine. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9mg05819
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Beardslee, Jordan Bechtold. “Under the radar or under arrest: How does contact with the juvenile justice system affect delinquency and academic outcomes?.” 2014. Thesis, University of California – Irvine. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9mg05819.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Beardslee, Jordan Bechtold. “Under the radar or under arrest: How does contact with the juvenile justice system affect delinquency and academic outcomes?.” 2014. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Beardslee JB. Under the radar or under arrest: How does contact with the juvenile justice system affect delinquency and academic outcomes?. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – Irvine; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9mg05819.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Beardslee JB. Under the radar or under arrest: How does contact with the juvenile justice system affect delinquency and academic outcomes?. [Thesis]. University of California – Irvine; 2014. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9mg05819
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

UCLA
30.
Sherman, Lauren E.
Social Media Use and Peer Influence in Adolescence: Perspectives from Neuroimaging.
Degree: Psychology, 2016, UCLA
URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2m547718
► Social media use is extremely prevalent among adolescents, leading to continued public interest in its effects on social interaction. Understanding the neural underpinnings of social…
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▼ Social media use is extremely prevalent among adolescents, leading to continued public interest in its effects on social interaction. Understanding the neural underpinnings of social media use will allow researchers to better understand these effects; but the literature on social media and the brain is, at present, remarkably limited. This dissertation examined a unique feature of digital interaction- “Quantifiable Social Endorsement” - and demonstrated that this indicator of peer opinion significantly influences both neural and behavioral responses to content posted online. In Study 1, adolescents underwent an fMRI scan while using a tool that mimics Instagram, a popular photo-sharing social media platform. Participants viewed photos that had been ostensibly “Liked” by peers. In reality, the number of Likes was experimentally manipulated such that half of the photos appeared with many Likes (‘popular’) and half with few Likes (‘unpopular’). Included among these photos were images submitted by the participants from their own Instagram accounts and images depicting risky behaviors (e.g., drinking alcohol, smoking). Participants demonstrated significantly different behavioral and neural responses as a function of photo popularity. Participants were more likely to Like photographs if they were popular than unpopular, and popular photos elicited significantly greater activity in neural regions implicated in reward processing, social cognition, and visual attention. Behavioral effects were significantly stronger for participants’ own photographs than for photographs ostensibly supplied by peers, and participants showed significantly greater activity in the nucleus accumbens - a hub of the brain’s reward circuitry - for the popular > unpopular contrast when viewing their own photographs compared to others’ photographs.Study 2 replicated and extended the findings of Study 1 in an expanded sample that additionally included 27 college students. Like the high-school students, college students also were significantly more likely to Like popular than unpopular photographs, and popular photographs elicited significantly greater activity in brain regions involved in social cognition, visual attention, and reward. When high-school students, but not college students, viewed risky (vs. non-risky) photographs, activation in the cognitive control network decreased. For high-school students, nucleus accumbens response to social reward (i.e., receiving many Likes on one’s own photographs) increased with age.The findings reported in this dissertation suggest that Quantifiable Social Endorsement is a means by which peer socialization and influence occurs in online environments, including to behaviors like drinking and drug use, which represent a significant public health concern in adolescence. Furthermore, social media provide a unique opportunity to examine the neural correlates of social interaction and peer influence in an ecologically valid manner.
Subjects/Keywords: Psychology; Neurosciences; adolescence; fMRI; peer influence; risk-taking; social media
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Sherman, L. E. (2016). Social Media Use and Peer Influence in Adolescence: Perspectives from Neuroimaging. (Thesis). UCLA. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2m547718
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sherman, Lauren E. “Social Media Use and Peer Influence in Adolescence: Perspectives from Neuroimaging.” 2016. Thesis, UCLA. Accessed March 07, 2021.
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2m547718.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sherman, Lauren E. “Social Media Use and Peer Influence in Adolescence: Perspectives from Neuroimaging.” 2016. Web. 07 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sherman LE. Social Media Use and Peer Influence in Adolescence: Perspectives from Neuroimaging. [Internet] [Thesis]. UCLA; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 07].
Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2m547718.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Sherman LE. Social Media Use and Peer Influence in Adolescence: Perspectives from Neuroimaging. [Thesis]. UCLA; 2016. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2m547718
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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