Korean J Biol Psychiatry.
2014 Aug;21(3):87-92.
The Relationship between Risk Taking, Impulsivity and Intolerance of Uncertainty
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimsejoo@yuhs.ac
- 2Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
Risk taking has been implicated in the development of various psychiatric disorders. Previous studies have indicated that risk taking behavior is associated with high levels of impulsiveness. Risk taking entail uncertain situation that outcome probability is unknown. This study tested impulsivity, intolerance of uncertainty and risk taking behavior.
METHODS
A total of 73 participants completed a test battery comprised of the UPPS-P scale as a psychometric measurement of five dimensions of impulsivity, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, and Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART) as a behavioral measure of risk taking. The Pearson correlation analysis was used.
RESULTS
The sensation seeking factor was positively correlated with BART measure (r = 0.27, p = 0.02). Specifically, the relationship between sensation seeking and BART was significant in females.
CONCLUSIONS
Among the five factors of UPPS-P, only the sensation seeking factor predicts risk taking propensity.
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