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T1 Feedback on health status and peer popularity influences social risk decision-making processes in adolescents and young adults
A1 Padrón González, Iván
A1 Rodrigo López, María Josefa
A1 Vega Rodríguez, Manuel de
A2 Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación
K1 Risk decision-making process
K1 peer popularity feedback
K1 health feedback
K1 adolescence
K1 young adulthood
AB Cognitive and dual-processes models, involving cognitive and socio-emotionalcomponents, for adolescents’ risky behaviour have been proposed. This studytested their predictions by manipulating the presence or absence of feedbackabout gains and losses in health and peer popularity in a decision-making taskwith peers. Risky (e.g., taking or refusing a drug) and ambiguous decisions (e.g.,eating hamburger or hotdog) were examined in 256 adolescents (aged 13–14; 15–16; 17–18) and young adults (aged 19–20). Participants made more risky choicesand required less decision time when receiving feedback about the negativeconsequences on health and positive consequences on peer popularity. Decisiontimes were comparatively larger for risky than for safe options in late adolescenceand young adulthood. Results supported the dual-processes model showing that,though late cognitive changes were observed that could eventually lead to theselection of safe options, feedback gains in peer popularity outweighed unhealthyconsequences leading to risky decisions.
SN 1740-5610 (Online)
YR 2016
FD 2016
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RD 17-may-2024