Imitating the Risky Decision-Making of Peers: An Experimental Study Among Emerging Adults
| Autor: | Riedijk, L., Harakeh, Z., Leerstoel Derks, Leerstoel Finkenauer, Work and Organizational Psychology: Occupational Health Psychology |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Leerstoel Derks, Leerstoel Finkenauer, Work and Organizational Psychology: Occupational Health Psychology |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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peer susceptibility Poison control 050109 social psychology Experimental and Cognitive Psychology risky decision-making Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Developmental psychology imitation Injury prevention Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Life-span and Life-course Studies media_common peer influence ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION 05 social sciences emerging adults Human factors and ergonomics Moderation ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDSOCIETY Health education Psychology Imitation Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Emerging Adulthood, 6(4), 255. SAGE Publications Ltd |
| ISSN: | 2167-6968 |
| Popis: | This experiment examined whether emerging adults imitate the risky decision-making of peers and whether peer susceptibility functions as a moderator. Overall, 63 emerging adults participated with a confederate of the same gender. The participants were randomly assigned to the experimental (confederate engaged in risky decision-making) or control (confederate did not engage in risky decision-making) condition. Risky decision-making was measured with the Stop-Light Game task, and peer susceptibility was measured with a questionnaire. Linear regression analyses showed that the participants engaged in more risky decision-making when the peer displayed risky decision-making. Peer susceptibility was not found to be a significant moderator of this relationship. The findings showed that health education programs need to consider imitation to reduce the risky decision-making of emerging adults more effectively. |
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