Social and non-social risk-taking in adolescence

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作者：
Wang, Weike [1 ]
Evans, Kylie [2 ]
Schweizer, Susanne [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
[2] Univ New England, Armidale, Australia
来源：
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2025年 / 15卷 / 01期
基金：
澳大利亚研究理事会; 英国惠康基金;
关键词：
Social risk-taking; Adolescence; Depressive symptoms; Social value; Balloon analogue risk task; DECISION-MAKING; AGE-DIFFERENCES; DEPRESSION ANXIETY; SENSATION SEEKING; SELF-ESTEEM; METAANALYSIS; IMPULSIVITY; SENSITIVITY; CHOICE; PERIOD;
D O I：
10.1038/s41598-025-90050-y
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
The Social Risk Hypothesis of Depression proposes that individuals who perceive themselves as low in value to their social groups are at risk of developing depression. Behaviourally, lower self-perceived social value is proposed to reduce individuals' propensity to take social risks to avoid further lowering their social worth. This is in contrast with adolescent-typical behaviour, which is characterised by heightened risk-taking in social contexts. The current study aimed to investigate how low self-perceived social value influences risk-taking in social compared to non-social contexts during adolescence. 114 adolescents (aged 12-23 years) completed the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) in individual and social contexts. The results showed that adolescents took more risks in social compared to individual contexts. Risk-taking across social and individual contexts also varied as a function of self-perceived social value. In older-but not younger-youth, lower self-perceived social value was associated with greater risk-taking in social compared to individual contexts. These findings suggest that self-perceived social value differentially influences social risk-taking across adolescence. In later youth, the heightened social risk-taking observed in individuals with low self-perceived social value aligns with developmental theories suggesting that risk-taking at this age serves to increase social rank and avoid social exclusion by peers.
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