The authors conducted a meta-analysis of 150 studies in which the risk-taking tendencies of
male and female participants were compared. Studies were coded with respect to type of …

Questions about the nature of normative and atypical development in adolescence have
taken on special significance in the last few years, as scientists have begun to recast old …

Abstract The present study (N= 86) sought to evaluate a laboratory-based behavioral
measure of risk taking (the Balloon Analogue Risk Task; BART) and to test associations …

This theoretical article views children's risky play from an evolutionary perspective,
addressing specific evolutionary functions and especially the anti-phobic effects of risky …

Psychology and Its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology, Sociology, Sex, Crime, Religion,
and Education. Hall's vision blended attention to individual and contextual factors, as well as …

The current paper reviews four research perspectives that have been used to investigate the
development of risk-taking. Cognitive developmental research has investigated the …

Children's activities and experiences in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)
institutions are essential for children's present and future lives. Playing is a vital activity in …

While there is little doubt that risk-taking is generally more prevalent during adolescence
than before or after, the underlying causes of this pattern of age differences have long been …

The present study examines the road behaviour of individual pedestrians at an intersection
with a traffic signal compared to groups of pedestrians at the same intersection. In total, 1392 …

Although everyone has goals, only some people successfully attain their respective goals on
a regular basis. With this in mind, the author attempts to answer the question of why some …