ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Acute Psychosocial Stress and Reward Learning during Adolescence: The Moderating Role of Gender
- Sierra Soto
University of California, Irvine - Emma Rodgers
University of California, Irvine - Ashley Tran
UCLA Psychology Department - Kate Kuhlman
University of California, Los Angeles - Kate Kuhlman
University of California, Irvine
Abstract
Stress and reward learning are linked to risk-taking behaviors differentially across adolescent boys and girls. We examined gender as a moderator of the link between acute psychosocial stress and reward learning. Girls were more sensitive to stress; specifically, response to psychosocial stress manifested as behavioral changes during a gambling task.
Stress
