Cobey Kelly D, Stulp Gert, Laan Freek, Buunk Abraham P, Pollet Thomas V
Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Evol Psychol. 2013 May 14;11(2):350-64. doi: 10.1177/147470491301100206.
The majority of research examining sex differences in risk-taking behavior focuses on overt physical risk measures in which failed risk attempts may result in serious injury or death. The present research describes sex differences in patterns of risk taking in day-to-day behavior among Dutch cyclists. Through three observational studies we test sex differences in risk taking in situations of financial risk (fines for failing to use bike lights, Study 1), theft risk (bike locking behavior, Study 2) as well as physical risk (risky maneuvers, Study 3). Results corroborate previous findings by showing that across these domains men are more inclined to take risks than women. We discuss how these findings might be used in an applied context.
大多数研究冒险行为性别差异的研究都集中在明显的身体风险测量上，在这些测量中，冒险尝试失败可能会导致严重伤害或死亡。本研究描述了荷兰自行车骑行者日常行为中冒险模式的性别差异。通过三项观察性研究，我们测试了在财务风险（未使用自行车灯被罚款，研究1）、盗窃风险（自行车锁车行为，研究2）以及身体风险（危险动作，研究3）情况下的冒险行为性别差异。结果证实了先前的研究发现，表明在这些领域中，男性比女性更倾向于冒险。我们讨论了这些发现如何在实际应用中使用。
