TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Social stress facilitates risk in youths
JO  - Journal of experimental psychology: general
A1  - Jamieson, Jeremy P.
A1  - Mendes, Wendy Berry
SP  - 467
EP  - 485
VL  - 145
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-3445
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xge0000147
ID  - ref1
ER  -