The Wheel of Misfortune: Using Gambling to Assess the Link between Risky Behavior and Attachment
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A gambling game was used to test whether individuals in the company of friends would take greater risk than individuals in the presence of strangers. Undergraduate males and females (N=46) played a word puzzle game on wheels that offered high-gain/high-risk, low-gain/low-risk alternatives. Across three trials, results supported predictions that participants in the presence of friends exhibited more risk-taking behavior than participants in the presence of strangers. These results suggested that friends serve as a secure base for adults, consistent with attachment theory and findings from infant studies of secure base effects.
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