Peer influence on risk taking, risk preference, and risky decision making in adolescence and adulthood: An experimental study
Peer influence on risk taking, risk preference, and risky decision making in adolescence and adulthood: An experimental study
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DOI：
10.1037/0012-1649.41.4.625
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发表时间：
2005-07-01
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
Steinberg, L
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作者：
Gardner, M;Steinberg, L
在这项研究中，306个人在3个年龄组-青少年（13-16），青年（18-22），和成年人（24岁及以上）-完成了2份问卷测量评估风险偏好和风险决策，和I行为任务测量风险承担。每个年龄组的参与者被随机分配单独或与2名同龄人一起完成测量。分析表明：（a）冒险行为和冒险决策随着年龄的增长而减少;（B）参与者承担更多的风险，更关注风险行为的收益而不是成本，并且在同伴群体中比独自一人时做出更冒险的决策;（c）青少年和青年的冒险行为和冒险决策的同伴效应比成年人更强。这些发现支持了这样的观点：青少年比成年人更倾向于危险行为和危险决策，并且同伴影响在解释青春期的危险行为方面发挥着重要作用。
In this study, 306 individuals in 3 age groups-adolescents (13-16), youths (18-22), and adults (24 and older)-completed 2 questionnaire measures assessing risk preference and risky decision making, and I behavioral task measuring risk taking. Participants in each age group were randomly assigned to complete the measures either alone or with 2 same-aged peers. Analyses indicated that (a) risk taking and risky decision making decreased with age; (b) participants took more risks, focused more on the benefits than the costs of risky behavior, and made riskier decisions when in peer groups than alone; and (c) peer effects on risk taking and risky decision making were stronger among adolescents and youths than adults. These findings support the idea that adolescents are more inclined toward risky behavior and risky decision making than are adults and that peer influence plays an important role in explaining risky behavior during adolescence.