Eveningness is associated with higher risk-taking, independent of sex and personality

Psychological Reports

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 932-947

  Ponzi, Davide ^a   Claire Wilson, M ^a   Maestripieri, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHARACTER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHARACTER; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920973833     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/19.12.PR0.115c28z5     Document Type: Article

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