@article{ref1,
title="The influence of romantic partners on male risk-taking",
journal="Journal of social and personal relationships",
year="2020",
author="Silva, Karol and Chein, Jason and Steinberg, Laurence",
volume="37",
number="5",
pages="1405-1415",
abstract="Studies show that young men's tendency to take risks may be exacerbated or attenuated in different social contexts. Despite widespread evidence that social context influences young men's risk-taking, few studies have examined the impact of romantic partners on risky decision-making. The present study examined risk-taking among young men in relationships with women (n = 134, ages 18-24) randomly assigned to be tested alone (n = 47), in the presence of their romantic partner (n = 44), or in the presence of an attractive female stranger (n = 43). The presence of a romantic partner diminished young men's tendency to take risks. <br><br>FINDINGS demonstrate that a dampening effect on risk-taking is attributable to the romantic partner's presence and not merely due to knowledge of being in a relationship.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0265-4075",
doi="10.1177/0265407519899712",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407519899712"
}