@article{ref1,
title="Adolescent and adult risk-taking in virtual social contexts",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2014",
author="Haddad, Anneke D. M. and Harrison, Freya and Norman, Thomas and Lau, Jennifer Y. F.",
volume="5",
number="",
pages="1476-1476",
abstract="There is a paucity of experimental data addressing how peers influence adolescent risk-taking. Here, we examined peer effects on risky decision-making in adults and adolescents using a virtual social context that enabled experimental control over the peer &quot;interactions.&quot; 40 adolescents (age 11-18) and 28 adults (age 20-38) completed a risk-taking (Wheel of Fortune) task under four conditions: in private; while being observed by (fictitious) peers; and after receiving 'risky' or 'safe' advice from the peers. For high-risk gambles (but not medium-risk or even gambles), adolescents made more risky decisions under peer observation than adults. Adolescents, but not adults, tended to resist 'safe' advice for high-risk gambles. Although both groups tended to follow 'risky' advice for high-risk gambles, adults did so more than adolescents. These findings highlight the importance of distinguishing between the effects of peer observation and peer advice on risky decision-making.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01476",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01476"
}