An Experimental Approach to Examining Influences of Personality and Mood State on Risk-Taking Behaviors

The Balloon Analogue Risk Task examined risk-taking based on personality and mood. We assessed 90 students following a mood induction procedure. We found significant associations between neuroticism and negative urgency, r = .38, p < .05, but no significant effects for mood on risk-taking, F(1,34) = 0.214, p = 0.65.