The Dark Factor of Personality and Risk-Taking

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The Dark Factor of Personality and Risk-Taking. / Tiwari, Shambhavi; Moshagen, Morten; Hilbig, Benjamin E.; Zettler, Ingo.

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 18, 8400, 09.08.2021.

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Tiwari, S, Moshagen, M, Hilbig, BE & Zettler, I 2021, 'The Dark Factor of Personality and Risk-Taking', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, 8400. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168400

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Tiwari, S., Moshagen, M., Hilbig, B. E., & Zettler, I. (2021). The Dark Factor of Personality and Risk-Taking. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, [8400]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168400

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Tiwari S, Moshagen M, Hilbig BE, Zettler I. The Dark Factor of Personality and Risk-Taking. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021 Aug 9;18. 8400. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168400

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Tiwari, Shambhavi ; Moshagen, Morten ; Hilbig, Benjamin E. ; Zettler, Ingo. / The Dark Factor of Personality and Risk-Taking. In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021 ; Vol. 18.

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abstract = "Aversive personality traits have been linked to risk-taking across various domains. Herein, we investigated whether the common core of aversive traits, the Dark Factor of Personality (D), is related to risk-taking. Whereas the conceptualizations of D (common core of aversive traits) and risk-taking (not inherently socially and/or ethically aversive) do not necessarily imply an association, several theoretical considerations do suggest a positive relation between the constructs. In three studies (overall n = 689), we linked D to various self-report measures of risk-taking (Studies 1 and 2), as well as to a behavioral risk-taking task (Study 3). Overall, D was positively (although not always statistically significantly) related to self-reported risk-taking in terms of financial, health-related, and recreational risk-taking, fearlessness, novelty sensation seeking, intensity sensation seeking, and drug use. However, we did not find an association between D and behavioral risk-taking. Our findings provide insights into the relation between aversive personality and risk-taking, but also point to inconsistencies depending on the specific nature of risk-taking studied.",
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