Buelow Melissa T, Barnhart Wesley R
The Ohio State University at Newark, OH, USA
The Ohio State University at Newark, OH, USA.
Assessment. 2017 Jan;24(1):127-137. doi: 10.1177/1073191115602554. Epub 2015 Aug 25.
Multiple studies have shown that performance on behavioral decision-making tasks, such as the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), is influenced by external factors, such as mood. However, the research regarding the influence of worry is mixed, and no research has examined the effect of math or test anxiety on these tasks. The present study investigated the effects of anxiety (including math anxiety) and math performance on the IGT and BART in a sample of 137 undergraduate students. Math performance and worry were not correlated with performance on the IGT, and no variables were correlated with BART performance. Linear regressions indicated math anxiety, physiological anxiety, social concerns/stress, and test anxiety significantly predicted disadvantageous selections on the IGT during the transition from decision making under ambiguity to decision making under risk. Implications for clinical evaluation of decision making are discussed.
多项研究表明，诸如爱荷华赌博任务（IGT）和气球模拟风险任务（BART）等行为决策任务的表现会受到情绪等外部因素的影响。然而，关于担忧影响的研究结果不一，且尚无研究考察数学焦虑或考试焦虑对这些任务的影响。本研究在137名本科生样本中，调查了焦虑（包括数学焦虑）和数学成绩对IGT和BART的影响。数学成绩和担忧与IGT的表现无关，且没有变量与BART表现相关。线性回归表明，在从模糊决策向风险决策转变的过程中，数学焦虑、生理焦虑、社交担忧/压力和考试焦虑显著预测了IGT上的不利选择。文中讨论了对决策临床评估的启示。
