@article{ref1,
title="Social stress facilitates risk in youths",
journal="Journal of experimental psychology: general",
year="2016",
author="Jamieson, Jeremy P. and Mendes, Wendy Berry",
volume="145",
number="4",
pages="467-485",
abstract="This research examined the influence of social stress on risk processes in youths. Study 1 (N = 89) randomly assigned male youths to perform either a stressful social-evaluative or nonstressful control task followed by a risk-perception measure. Compared to controls, social stress participants perceived less risk in their environment. Study 2 (N = 188) extended findings by testing effects of social stress on risk perception in males and females, and across 3 age groups: teenagers (15-19), young adults (25-40), and older adults (60-75). Replicating Study 1, teenagers experiencing social stress perceived less risk than age-matched controls. However, adults assigned to experience social stress reported greater risk perception compared to their age-matched controls. Effects of social stress also extended to risk-taking behavior. Stressed teenagers engaged in more risk-taking behavior relative to controls, and showed increased reward and lowered cost sensitivity during decision-making. These findings offer basic and translational value regarding factors that influence how youths evaluate risk. (PsycINFO Database Record<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-3445",
doi="10.1037/xge0000147",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xge0000147"
}