Factors predicting desired autonomy in medical decisions: Risk-taking and gambling behaviors

Factors predicting desired autonomy in medical decisions: Risk-taking and gambling behaviors

This study investigated factors that influence patients' desired level of autonomy in medical decisions. Analyses included previously supported demographic variables in addition to risk-taking and gambling behaviors, which exhibit a strong relationship with overall health and decision-making, but have not been investigated in conjunction with medical autonomy. Participants (N = 203) completed m...

Sexual risk-taking behaviors, gambling, and heavy drinking among U.S. College athletes.

The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the prevalence patterns of sexual risk-taking behaviors (i.e., unprotected sex and having multiple sex partners) in relation to levels of gambling problems and heavy episodic drinking (HED) status among U.S. college athletes. Data from a representative national sample of 20,739 U.S. college athletes were derived from the first National Colleg...

Effective factors on risk taking behaviors of adolescences

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Running head: ANXIETY SENSITIVTY AND RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS Dowd 1 Anxiety Sensitivity and Risk-Taking Behaviors

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Predicting Early Gambling in Children