Adolescent and adult risk-taking in virtual social contexts
Adolescent and adult risk-taking in virtual social contexts
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01476
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发表时间：
2014-12-18
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Lau, Jennifer Y. F.
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作者：
Haddad, Anneke D. M.;Harrison, Freya;Lau, Jennifer Y. F.
关于同龄人如何影响青少年冒险行为的实验数据很少。在此，我们利用虚拟社会情境，通过实验控制同伴互动，研究了同伴对成年人和青少年风险决策的影响。40名青少年（11-18岁）和28名成年人（20-38岁）在四种情况下完成了一项冒险（命运之轮）任务：私下;同时被（虚构的）同龄人观察;以及在接受同龄人的“风险”或“安全”建议后。对于高风险的赌博（而不是中等风险甚至赌博），青少年在同伴观察下比成年人做出了更危险的决定。青少年，而不是成年人，倾向于抵制高风险赌博的“安全”建议。尽管两组人都倾向于遵循高风险赌博的“风险”建议，但成年人比青少年更倾向于这样做。这些研究结果强调了区分同伴观察和同伴建议对风险决策的影响的重要性。
There is a paucity of experimental data addressing how peers influence adolescent risk-taking. Here, we examined peer effects on risky decision-making in adults and adolescents using a virtual social context that enabled experimental control over the peer "interactions." 40 adolescents (age 11-18) and 28 adults (age 20-38) completed a risk-taking (Wheel of Fortune) task under four conditions: in private; while being observed by (fictitious) peers; and after receiving 'risky' or 'safe' advice from the peers. For high-risk gambles (but not medium-risk or even gambles), adolescents made more risky decisions under peer observation than adults. Adolescents, but not adults, tended to resist 'safe' advice for high-risk gambles. Although both groups tended to follow 'risky' advice for high-risk gambles, adults did so more than adolescents. These findings highlight the importance of distinguishing between the effects of peer observation and peer advice on risky decision-making.