Sex differences in risk taking behavior among dutch cyclists

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 350-364

  Cobey, Kelly D ^a   Stulp, Gert ^a   Laan, Freek ^a   Buunk, Abraham P ^a,b   Pollet, Thomas V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Light use; Locking behavior; Risk perception; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878664926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491301100206     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Agrawal, A., Heath, A.C., Grant, J.D., Pergadia, M.L., Statham, S.J., Bucholz, K.K., et al. (2006). Assortative mating for cigarette smoking and for alcohol consumption in female Australian twins and their spouses. Behavior Genetics, 36, 553-566.
2. Andersson, M. (1994). Sexual Selection. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
3. Baker Jr, M.D., and Maner, J.K. (2009). Male risk taking as a context sensitive signaling device. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 1136-1139.
4. Baker Jr, M.D., and Maner, J.K. (2008). Risk taking as a situationally sensitive male mating strategy. Evolution and Human Behavior, 29, 391-395.
5. Bateman, A.J. (1948). Intra-sexual selection in Drosophilia. Heredity, 2, 349-368.
6. Bina, M., Graziano, F., and Bonino, S. (2006). Risky driving and lifestyles in adolescence. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 38, 472-481.
7. Calisir, F., and Lehto, M. R. (2002). Younger drivers' decision making and safety belt use. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 34, 793-805.
8. Chen, L., Baker, S.P., Braver, E.R., Li, G. (2000). Carrying passengers as a risk factor for crashes fatal to 16- and 17-year-old drivers. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 284, 1578-1582.
9. Cohn, L.D., Macfarlane, S., Yanez, C., and Imai, W.K. (1995). Risk-perception: Differences between adolescents and adults. Health Psychology, 14, 217-222.
10. Daly, M., and Wilson, M. (1988). Homicide. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter.
11. DeJoy, D.M. (1992). An examination of gender differences in traffic accident risk perception. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 24, 237-246.
12. Eckel, C.C., and Grossman, P.J. (2002). Sex differences and statistical stereotyping in attitudes toward financial risk. Evolution and Human Behavior, 23, 281-295.
13. Frankenhuis, W. E., Dotsch, R., Karremans, J. C., and Wigboldus, D. H. J. (2010). Male physical risk taking in a virtual environment. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 8, 75-86.
14. Frankenhuis, W.E., and Karremans, J.C. (2012). Uncommitted men match their risk taking to female preferences, while committed men do the opposite. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 428-431.
15. Ginsburg, H.J., and Miller, S.M. (1982). Sex differences in children's risk taking behaviour. Child Development, 53, 426-428.
16. Gray, P.B., Chapman, J.F., Burnham, T.C., McIntyre, M.H., Lipson, S.F., et al., (2004). Human male pair bonding and testosterone. Human Nature, 15, 119-131.
17. Hallahan, T.A., Faff, R.W., and McKenzie, M.D. (2003). An empirical investigation of personal financial risk tolerance. Financial Services Review, 13, 57-78.
18. Harris, C. R., Jenkins, M., and Glaser, D. (2006). Gender differences in risk assessment: Why do women take fewer risks than men? Judgment and Decision Making, 1, 48- 63.
19. Hillier, L.M., and Morrongiello, B.A. (1998). Age and gender differences in school-age children's appraisals of injury risk. Journal of Paediatric Psychology, 23, 229-238.
20. Jonah, B.A. (1986). Accident risk and risk taking behaviour among young drivers. Accident, Analysis & Prevention, 18, 255-271.
21. Kelly, S., and Dunbar, R.I.M. (2001). Who dares, wins. Heroism versus altruism in women's mate choice. Human Nature, 12, 89-105.
22. Krueger, R.F., Moffitt, T.E., Caspi, A., Bleske, A., and Silva, P.A. (1998). Assortative mating for antisocial behavior: Developmental and methodological implications. Behavior Genetics, 28, 173-186.
23. Lerner, E.B., Jehle, D.V.K., Billittier IV, A.J., Moscatie, R.M., Connery, C.M., and Stiller, G. (2001). The influence of demographic factors on seatbelt use by adults injured in motor vehicle crashes. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 33, 659-662.
24. Olson, R.A., and Cox, C.M. (2001). The influence of gender on the perception and response to investment risk: The case of professional investors. Journal of Psychology of Financial Markets, 2, 29-36.
25. Pawlowski, B., Atwal, R., and Dunbar, R.I.M. (2008). Sex differences in everyday risk- taking behavior in humans, Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 29-42.
26. Petersen, M.B., and Aaroøe, L. (2012). Is the political animal politically ignorant? Applying evolutionary psychology to the study of political attitudes. Evolutionary Psychology, 10, 802-817.
27. Pollet, T.V., van der Meij, L., Cobey, K.D., and Buunk, A.P. (2011). Testosterone levels and their associations with lifetime number of opposite sex partners and remarriage in a large sample of American elderly men and women. Hormones and Behavior, 60, 72-77.
28. Powell, M., and Ansic, D. (1997). Gender differences in risk behaviour in financial decision-making: An experimental analysis. Journal of Economic Psychology, 18, 605-628.
29. Roberts, S.C. (2012). Applied Evolutionary Psychology. Oxford, UK: Oxford Scholarship Online.
30. Roberts, S.C., van Vugt, M., and Dunbar, R.I.M. (2012). Evolutionary psychology in the modern world: Applications, perspectives, and strategies. Evolutionary Psychology, 10, 762-769.
31. Snyder, B.F., and Gowaty, P.A. (2007). A reappraisal of Bateman's classic study of intrasexual selection. Evolution, 61, 2457-2468.
32. Spigner, C., Hawkins, W.E., and Loren, W. (1993). Gender differences in perception of risk associated with alcohol and drug use among college students. Women & Health, 20, 87-97.
33. Trivers, R.L. (1972). Parental investment and sexual selection. In B. Campbell (Ed.). Sexual selection and the descent of man, 1871-1971. Chicago, IL: Aldine.
34. Tybur, J.M., Bryan, A.D., and Caldwell Hooper, A.E. (2012). An evolutionary perspective on health psychology: New approaches and applications. Evolutionary Psychology, 10, 855-867.
35. Tyler, J., Lichtenstein, C. (1997). Risk, protective, AOD knowledge, attitude, and AOD behavior. Factors associated with characteristics of high-risk youth. Evaluation and Program Planning, 20, 27-45.
36. Whissell, R. W., and Bigelow, B. J. (2003). The speeding attitude scale and the role of sensation seeking in profiling young drivers at risk. Risk Analysis, 23, 811-820.
37. Wilson, M., and Daly, M. (1985). Competitiveness, risk taking, and violence: the young male syndrome. Ethology and Sociobiology, 6, 59-73.
38. World Health Organization (2002). The Injury Chart Book. Geneva.