ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Sex Differences in the Association between Emotional Reactivity and Sensation Seeking in Early Adolescence
- Kaleigh Wieand
University of Delaware - Nadia Bounoua
University of Delaware - Leah Church
University of Delaware - Melanie Matyi
University of Delaware - Jeffrey Spielberg
University of Delaware
Abstract
Though emotional reactivity in adolescence is known to play a role in potential risk taking, the mechanism of this association is not well understood. Our findings show that the relationship between emotional reactivity and sensation seeking, a key predictor of risk taking, is moderated by sex.
Psychopathology
