Is the impact of high reward sensitivity and poor cognitive control on adolescent risk-taking more visible in rewarding conditions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21620899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Fryt (0000-0003-1265-2236, Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, corresponding author), Tomasz Smoleń (0000-0003-1884-4909, Jagiellonian University), Karolina Czernecka (0000-0002-2971-9591, Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie), Monika Szczygieł (0000-0001-6544-0734, Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie), Amelia La Torre (Jagiellonian University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 4458-4468 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-021-01769-6 |
| OpenAlex | W4229948811 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Adolescents are expected to take more risks than adults. The presented study was designed to determine whether adolescent risk-taking results from high reward sensitivity and poor cognitive control. In particular, we aimed to examine whether the impact of these variables is more visible in rewarding than non-rewarding conditions. Ninety adolescents (aged 13–16) and 95 young adults (aged 20–28) took part in the study. We used a driving task in rewarded and non-rewarded conditions to measure risk-taking. We also used tasks measuring reward sensitivity, cognitive control and impulsivity. Additionally we used self-report measures of reward sensitivity, self-control and everyday risk-taking to see whether the effects observed for self-reports mimic the effects observed for behavioral tasks. We found that the higher the reward sensitivity, the more adolescents (but not adults) risk in the rewarded condition of a driving task. We found no impact of cognitive control or impulsivity on risk-taking, regardless of age and condition. At the self-report level, we found that the higher the reward sensitivity and the poorer the self-control, the more both adolescents and adults displayed everyday risk-taking behavior
Cognition · Developmental psychology · Impulsivity · Psychiatry · Self-control · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |