The Benefits and Liabilities of Risk-Taking Propensity and Confidence at the U.S. Military Academy

Schaefer, Hillary S.; Farina, Andrew G.; Cotting, Dave I.; Proctor, Eliot S.; Cook, Cheveso L.; Lerner, Richard M.

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“…Their research did not deal with SLBs. A recent study focusing on the United States Military Academy (Schaefer et al, 2020) found that cadets with higher risk-taking propensity demonstrated superior military and physical performance, but had more behavioral problems, poorer grades, and showed a discrepancy between their confidence and conscientiousness-related attributes. We note that a single individual may exhibit different combinations of altruistic and intuitive behavior.…”

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An Exploratory Examination of the Relationship Between Trust and Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Willingness to Risk Their Lives for Others

Cohen

2021

The American Review of Public Administration

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This article presents the findings of an exploratory study examining the relationships between street-level bureaucrats’ (SLBs) trust in their peers, managers, and the institution they belong to, and their willingness to endanger their own lives for the public. We build on previous administrative and behavioral theories to present a model of these relationships. Using a survey of 211 police officers in Israel, our findings demonstrate the important role of trust in understanding the willingness of civil servants to risk their lives for citizens. We also identify additional factors that may be related to their willingness to take this risk and the types of clients for whom they are less or more willing to do so. We discuss the normative elements related to these findings and suggest fruitful future directions for study.

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An Exploratory Examination of the Relationship Between Trust and Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Willingness to Risk Their Lives for Others

Cohen

2021

The American Review of Public Administration

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“…Furthermore, students' academic performance was positively related to their need for achievement, locus of control, and self-efficacy [108]. A positive relationship between academic performance and risk-taking propensity [109].…”

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Exploring the mediating effect of personality traits in the relationship between entrepreneurial intentions and academic performance among students

Panda,

Arumugam

2023

PLoS ONE

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This study explores the mediating effect of personality traits in the relationship between entrepreneurial intentions and student academic performance. The sample comprised 175 students from a top-ranked Tamil Nadu, India university. Data was collected using a survey questionnaire as the research instrument. A descriptive research design was employed to understand the variables under investigation comprehensively. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and SPSS v25 was utilized as the statistical analysis tool. This study used the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a theoretical framework to explore the mediating effect of personality traits in the relationship between entrepreneurial intentions and academic performance among university students. The study’s findings revealed essential insights into the relationship between entrepreneurial intentions, personality traits, and academic performance. The results showed that personality traits significantly mediate the relationship between entrepreneurial intentions and academic performance. This finding suggests that a student’s personality traits influence the impact of entrepreneurial intentions on academic performance. Furthermore, the study found that while entrepreneurial intentions did not have a significant direct effect on academic performance, they did have a substantial indirect effect through personality traits. This indicates that personality traits act as a crucial mechanism through which entrepreneurial intentions can influence academic performance among students.

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The Trajectory of Parental Psychological Control, Self-Esteem, Language Class Risk-Taking, and EFL Learners’ Confidence in Speaking English

Kao

2024

Sage Open

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To best understand foreign language learning, the present study proposes and tests a conceptual model of confidence in speaking English by examining the path effects of three variables. These three variables are parental psychological control, self-esteem, and language class risk taking. Data were collected from 394 Taiwanese undergraduate students. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique was adopted to examine the path effect in the research model. The results confirmed four significant path effects: (1) parental psychological control negatively predicts self-esteem; (2) self-esteem positively predicts language class risk taking; (3) language class risk taking positively predicts confidence in speaking English; (4) self-esteem positively predicts confidence in speaking English. A mediator was also identified in this model. Language class risk taking was found to mediate the relationship between self-esteem and confidence in speaking English. This study might provide one of the very first empirical findings in the exploration of the relationships among these variables. The findings could help applied psychology researchers understand university EFL learners’ parental psychological control, self-esteem, language class risk taking, and confidence in speaking English in psychological, educational and linguistic contexts.

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The Benefits and Liabilities of Risk-Taking Propensity and Confidence at the U.S. Military Academy

Cited by 3 publications

References 90 publications

An Exploratory Examination of the Relationship Between Trust and Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Willingness to Risk Their Lives for Others

An Exploratory Examination of the Relationship Between Trust and Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Willingness to Risk Their Lives for Others

Exploring the mediating effect of personality traits in the relationship between entrepreneurial intentions and academic performance among students

The Trajectory of Parental Psychological Control, Self-Esteem, Language Class Risk-Taking, and EFL Learners’ Confidence in Speaking English

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