T behavior: Psychological implications of thrill-seeking/risk-taking

T behavior refers to individual differences in thrill-seeking (T) and risk-taking behavior. This study was designed to explore and expand the understanding of self-reported T behavior in relation to flourishing, mindset, psychological entitlement, creativity, and stress. This on-line study used both...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) N.J.), 2022, Vol.41 (1), p.200-207
Hauptverfasser: Sarshar, Mona, Farley, Frank, Fiorello, Catherine A., DuCette, Joseph
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:T behavior refers to individual differences in thrill-seeking (T) and risk-taking behavior. This study was designed to explore and expand the understanding of self-reported T behavior in relation to flourishing, mindset, psychological entitlement, creativity, and stress. This on-line study used both college student ( n  = 248) and non-college adult ( n  = 224) samples, prompted by the need to examine psychological phenomena beyond the usual college undergraduate sample. Results showed complex relationships of T behavior to the other indices, with several differences attributable to gender, age, and student/non-student status. It was found that the college sample had a higher level of T behavior, higher level of psychological entitlement, a more malleable mindset, and was more stressed. Flourishing was found to highly predict T behavior in the non-college males. The results have expanded our understanding of T behavior, enriching its description and discerning provocative new relationships among some of the studied non-T variables themselves. Findings are further discussed in the article.
ISSN:1046-1310
1936-4733
DOI:10.1007/s12144-019-00557-7