“What Sets a Positive Risk-Taker Apart?”: A Study Investigating Cognitive and Socioemotional Indicators in a Wide Sample of Indian Adolescents

Poster Session XI

Keyword: Decision Making

Abstract: This study explores cognitive, socio-emotional, and positive predictors of positive risk-taking among 379 Indian adolescents (11–24 years). Results highlight positive risk-takers' superior impulse control, planning, decision-making, and emotion regulation, along with high strategic risk-taking, grit, psychological well-being, school connectedness, and low negative risk-taking, emphasizing their developmental strengths and resilience.

• Kirti Tyagi (Presenting Author)
• Kamlesh Singh (Author)