The current paper reviews four research perspectives that have been used to investigate the
development of risk-taking. Cognitive developmental research has investigated the …

The detrimental outcomes associated with certain risk behaviors during adolescence has
perpetuated a narrative that risk taking during adolescence is inherently maladaptive and …

Adolescents are often described as a strange and different species that behaves like no
other age group, typical behaviours being excessive risk-taking and sensitivity to peer …

This is the third book I have written on the topic of sensation seeking. The first described the
theoretical origins of the construct, the research on sensory deprivation that grew from the …

Adolescents engage in a wide range of risky behaviors that their older peers shun, and at an
enormous cost. Despite being older, stronger, and healthier than children, adolescents face …

The authors investigated risk taking and underlying information use in 13-to 16-and 17-to 19-
year-old adolescents and in adults in 4 experiments, using a novel dynamic risk-taking task …

This study investigated the influence of personality characteristics and gender on
adolescents' perception of risk and their risk-taking behaviour. Male and female participants …

The aim of this study was to investigate the links between adolescent risk-taking and
personality in a comprehensive manner, as opposed to focusing on any one particular risk …

Although actuarial data indicate that risk-taking behavior peaks in adolescence, laboratory
evidence for this developmental spike remains scarce. One possible explanation for this …

It is well-known that social influences affect consumption decisions. We used functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to elucidate the neural mechanisms associated with …