#3339. Risk-seeking or impatient? Disentangling variance and time in hazardous behaviors

October 2026publication date
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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous);
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology;
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics;
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Abstract:
Individual observations of risky behaviors present a paradox: individuals who take the most risks in terms of hazards (smoking, speeding, risky sexual behaviors) are also less likely to take risks when it comes to innovation, financial risks or entrepreneurship. The scholars argue that many decisions involving risk have a temporal dimension, and that this dimension is often the main determinant of individual choices. Risk taking amounts to damaging the individuals capital, which would affect her over a long period of time after the risky decision. This approach explains patterns of behaviors observed across socio-economic groups and puts forward new approaches to prevent hazardous behaviors such as smoking.
Keywords:
Behavioral ecology; Risk taking; Time discounting

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