APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Why Do Adolescents in the U.S. Take More Risks Than Adolescents in China?- The Mediating Role of Sensation Seeking
- Tonalli Espinoza
University of California, Irvine - Jocelyn Acosta
University of California, Irvine - Mary Lamons
University of California Irvine - Grace Icenogle
University of California Irvine - Elizabeth Cauffman
University of California, Irvine
Abstract
Adolescents across the world demonstrate increased risk taking, though rates vary across countries. We predicted that sensation seeking would explain lower levels of antisocial risk taking (ASR) in China, compared to the U.S. Results show the U.S. has higher ASR rates, which is mediated by sensation seeking.
Adolescent
