Stability and change in risk-taking propensity across the adult life span

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 430-450

  Josef, Anika K ^a   Richter, David ^b   Samanez Larkin, Gregory R ^c   Wagner, Gert G ^b,d   Hertwig, Ralph ^a   Mata, Rui ^a,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Differential stability; Domain specificity; Individual differences; Life span development; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONALITY; SELF REPORT; TRUST; WRITING; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955602037     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000090     Document Type: Article

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