Predicting (un)healthy behavior: A comparison of risk-taking propensity measures

Judgment and Decision Making

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 716-727

  Szrek, Helena ^a   Chao, Li Wei ^b   Ramlagan, Shandir ^c   Peltzer, Karl ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Human Sciences Research Council   (United States)

^d Human Sciences Research Council   (Israel)

Author keywords

BART; CRRA; DOSPERT; Monetary gambles; Problem drinking; Risk behavior; Risktaking propensity; Risky sexual behavior; Seat belt use; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870587303     PISSN: 19302975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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