Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World

© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. Epidemiological data indicate that risk behaviors are among the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality worldwide. Consistent with this, laboratory-based studies of age differences in risk behavior allude to a peak in adolescence, suggesting...

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Main Authors: Natasha Duell, Laurence Steinberg, Grace Icenogle, Jason Chein, Nandita Chaudhary, Laura Di Giunta, Kenneth A. Dodge, Kostas A. Fanti, Jennifer E. Lansford, Paul Oburu, Concetta Pastorelli, Ann T. Skinner, Emma Sorbring, Sombat Tapanya, Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado, Liane Peña Alampay, Suha M. Al-Hassan, Hanan M.S. Takash, Dario Bacchini, Lei Chang
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-591492018-09-05T04:40:27Z Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World Natasha Duell Laurence Steinberg Grace Icenogle Jason Chein Nandita Chaudhary Laura Di Giunta Kenneth A. Dodge Kostas A. Fanti Jennifer E. Lansford Paul Oburu Concetta Pastorelli Ann T. Skinner Emma Sorbring Sombat Tapanya Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado Liane Peña Alampay Suha M. Al-Hassan Hanan M.S. Takash Dario Bacchini Lei Chang Psychology Social Sciences © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. Epidemiological data indicate that risk behaviors are among the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality worldwide. Consistent with this, laboratory-based studies of age differences in risk behavior allude to a peak in adolescence, suggesting that adolescents demonstrate a heightened propensity, or inherent inclination, to take risks. Unlike epidemiological reports, studies of risk taking propensity have been limited to Western samples, leaving questions about the extent to which heightened risk taking propensity is an inherent or culturally constructed aspect of adolescence. In the present study, age patterns in risk-taking propensity (using two laboratory tasks: the Stoplight and the BART) and real-world risk taking (using self-reports of health and antisocial risk taking) were examined in a sample of 5227 individuals (50.7% female) ages 10–30 (M = 17.05 years, SD = 5.91) from 11 Western and non-Western countries (China, Colombia, Cyprus, India, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the US). Two hypotheses were tested: (1) risk taking follows an inverted-U pattern across age groups, peaking earlier on measures of risk taking propensity than on measures of real-world risk taking, and (2) age patterns in risk taking propensity are more consistent across countries than age patterns in real-world risk taking. Overall, risk taking followed the hypothesized inverted-U pattern across age groups, with health risk taking evincing the latest peak. Age patterns in risk taking propensity were more consistent across countries than age patterns in real-world risk taking. Results suggest that although the association between age and risk taking is sensitive to measurement and culture, around the world, risk taking is generally highest among late adolescents. 2018-09-05T04:40:03Z 2018-09-05T04:40:03Z 2018-05-01 Journal 15736601 00472891 2-s2.0-85031722685 10.1007/s10964-017-0752-y https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85031722685&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59149
institution Chiang Mai University
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topic Psychology
Social Sciences
spellingShingle Psychology
Social Sciences
Natasha Duell
Laurence Steinberg
Grace Icenogle
Jason Chein
Nandita Chaudhary
Laura Di Giunta
Kenneth A. Dodge
Kostas A. Fanti
Jennifer E. Lansford
Paul Oburu
Concetta Pastorelli
Ann T. Skinner
Emma Sorbring
Sombat Tapanya
Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado
Liane Peña Alampay
Suha M. Al-Hassan
Hanan M.S. Takash
Dario Bacchini
Lei Chang
Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World
description © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. Epidemiological data indicate that risk behaviors are among the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality worldwide. Consistent with this, laboratory-based studies of age differences in risk behavior allude to a peak in adolescence, suggesting that adolescents demonstrate a heightened propensity, or inherent inclination, to take risks. Unlike epidemiological reports, studies of risk taking propensity have been limited to Western samples, leaving questions about the extent to which heightened risk taking propensity is an inherent or culturally constructed aspect of adolescence. In the present study, age patterns in risk-taking propensity (using two laboratory tasks: the Stoplight and the BART) and real-world risk taking (using self-reports of health and antisocial risk taking) were examined in a sample of 5227 individuals (50.7% female) ages 10–30 (M = 17.05 years, SD = 5.91) from 11 Western and non-Western countries (China, Colombia, Cyprus, India, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the US). Two hypotheses were tested: (1) risk taking follows an inverted-U pattern across age groups, peaking earlier on measures of risk taking propensity than on measures of real-world risk taking, and (2) age patterns in risk taking propensity are more consistent across countries than age patterns in real-world risk taking. Overall, risk taking followed the hypothesized inverted-U pattern across age groups, with health risk taking evincing the latest peak. Age patterns in risk taking propensity were more consistent across countries than age patterns in real-world risk taking. Results suggest that although the association between age and risk taking is sensitive to measurement and culture, around the world, risk taking is generally highest among late adolescents.
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author Natasha Duell
Laurence Steinberg
Grace Icenogle
Jason Chein
Nandita Chaudhary
Laura Di Giunta
Kenneth A. Dodge
Kostas A. Fanti
Jennifer E. Lansford
Paul Oburu
Concetta Pastorelli
Ann T. Skinner
Emma Sorbring
Sombat Tapanya
Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado
Liane Peña Alampay
Suha M. Al-Hassan
Hanan M.S. Takash
Dario Bacchini
Lei Chang
author_facet Natasha Duell
Laurence Steinberg
Grace Icenogle
Jason Chein
Nandita Chaudhary
Laura Di Giunta
Kenneth A. Dodge
Kostas A. Fanti
Jennifer E. Lansford
Paul Oburu
Concetta Pastorelli
Ann T. Skinner
Emma Sorbring
Sombat Tapanya
Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado
Liane Peña Alampay
Suha M. Al-Hassan
Hanan M.S. Takash
Dario Bacchini
Lei Chang
author_sort Natasha Duell
title Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World
title_short Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World
title_full Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World
title_fullStr Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World
title_full_unstemmed Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World
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