The tendency for occasional risk-taking was compared with the tendency for frequent risk-taking within a population of 201 young people. Positive affectivity, negative affectivity, sensation seeking, and risk-taking were measured for the domains of substance use, behavior on the road, sexual relations, and deviant behavior. The tendencies for occasional versus frequent risk-taking generalize ac...

Complex economic factors require health care professionals to possess multiple skills. Although controversial, some characteristics associated with Machiavellianism may be needed for the maintenance of organizational solvency. A study was conducted to determine the differences between aspiring health care managers and patient care professionals regarding Machiavellian tendencies. The results of...

Bu araştırmada, ortaokul öğrencilerinin fen bilimleri laboratuvar çalışmalarına yönelik akademik risk alma eğilimlerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden tarama deseni kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini 2019-2020 eğitim-öğretim yılında öğrenimlerine devam eden 408 öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında veri toplama aracı olarak “Ortaokul Fen Labor...

Both human and non-humans species face decisions in their daily lives which may entail taking risks. At the individual level, a propensity for risk-taking has been shown to be positively correlated with explorative tendencies, whereas, at the species level a more variable and less stable feeding ecology has been associated with a greater preference for risky choices. In the current study we com...

Abundant evidence suggests that affective stimuli facilitate responses that lead to a compatible change in distance between the affective stimulus and the self (positive→ approach, negative→ avoidance). A special situation arises, when a barrier blocks the direct way toward or away from an affective stimulus. Recent evidence suggests that in such cases affective stimuli facilitate responses tha...

In a national youth sample, the propensity to use substances was more strongly related to motor vehicle crashes than use of any specific substance studied (cigarette, alcohol, marijuana). Substance use propensity was associated with sensation seeking, suggesting that increased crash risk for these youth is likely a result of general risk-taking tendencies.

While risk research focuses on actions that put people at risk, this paper introduces the concept of “passive risk”— risk brought on or magnified by inaction. We developed a scale measuring personal tendency for passive risk taking (PRT), validated it using a 150 undergraduate student sample, and obtained three factors indicating separate domains of passive risk taking: risk involving resources...

Risk is taken out of sensation seeking and due to personality traits by youths, especially by those who are inclined towards defence services. To find the actuality, the study was conducted keeping the age factor in consideration, especially to know negative risk, if any. The study is conducted on 100 boys and girls in total, of Ist year and IInd year belonging to urban domicile. A survey of pu...