Risk-taking and inhibitory control in behaviourally inhibited and disinhibited preschool children

Talia M. Morris; Jennifer L. Hudson; Helen F. Dodd

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Risk-taking and inhibitory control in behaviourally inhibited and disinhibited preschool children

Talia M. Morris^*, Jennifer L. Hudson, Helen F. Dodd

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The temperament style Behavioural Inhibition (BI) has been implicated as a risk factor for the development of internalising disorders such as anxiety. Of interest is what factors influence the developmental trajectories of both inhibited and disinhibited children and the development of psychopathology. One such factor is risk-taking behaviour. Using the computer based Balloon Analogue Risk Task, we assessed risk taking behaviour in behaviourally inhibited (n= 27) and behaviourally disinhibited (n= 43) children. This is the first study to examine the relationship between BI, executive functioning and risk-taking. The results indicated Behavioural Inhibition was not related to risk-taking but that inhibitory control predicted reward focused results. These findings illustrate how inhibitory control affects risk-taking and risk avoidance in both inhibited and disinhibited children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	113-117
Number of pages	5
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	71
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.037
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014

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