The utility of personality variables and behaviorally-based measures in the prediction of risk-taking behavior

Comparison of neural correlates of risk decision making between genders: An exploratory fNIRS study of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART)

“…Since 2002, research with BART has been conducted mainly on high-school and undergraduate college student populations Bornovalova et al, 2009;Crowley et al, 2006;Heilman et al, 2010;Lejuez et al, 2002Lejuez et al, , 2003Lejuez et al, , 2005Pleskac et al, 2008;Skeel et al, 2007). Two BART studies recruited similar age adult participants as our study; however, these studies were conducted to develop construct validity of BART as a measure of risk-taking (Holmes et al, 2009;Hopko et al, 2006) in adults with bipolar disorder and drug use, respectively.…”

Relationships between personality characteristics of people who stutter and the impact of stuttering on everyday life

“…Salgado, 2003), and decision-making (e.g. Skeel, Neudecker, Pilarski, & Pytlak, 2007). Besides the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of Personality, several other personality theories exist (e.g.…”

A Dilemmas Task for Eliciting Risk Propensity

“…In other words, do individuals demonstrate consistent risk-taking tendencies across situations, or is risk-taking behavior determined by situational or content-domain factors? Even though the controversy is still alive, empirical research has shown that some personality factors are related to risk-taking behaviors (see, for instance, Skeel, Neudecker, Pilarski, & Pytlak, 2006). This evidence supports the hypothesis that a personality dimension is involved in the probability that the individual chooses risky or conservative alternatives when managing a specific situation; nevertheless, the capacity for predicting risk-taking behavior remains weak (Weber, Blais, & Betz, 2002).…”

“…For instance, the BART has shown low but significant correlations with Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale and some impulsivity measures (Lejuez et al, 2002), as well as several self-reported risk behaviors such as alcohol and cigarettes consumption (Bechara, 2003;Lejuez et al, 2002), and self-reported rebellious behaviors such as underage drinking (Skeel, Neudecker, Pilarski, & Pytlak, 2006). On the other hand, the BDT has shown satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .827) and temporal stability (1-year test-retest r = .430) (Arend et al, 2003;Rubio et al, 2006).…”