 Risk-Taking
"Risk-Taking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Undertaking a task involving a challenge for achievement or a desirable goal in which there is a lack of certainty or a fear of failure. It may also include the exhibiting of certain behaviors whose outcomes may present a risk to the individual or to those associated with him or her.
| Descriptor ID |
D012309
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.722
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| Concept/Terms |
Risk Behavior- Risk Behavior
- Behavior, Risk
- Behaviors, Risk
- Risk Behaviors
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk-Taking" by people in Profiles.
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Montoya JL, Cattie J, Morgan E, Woods SP, Cherner M, Moore DJ, Atkinson JH, Grant I. The impact of age, HIV serostatus and seroconversion on methamphetamine use. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2016 Mar; 42(2):168-77.
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Jardin C, Garey L, Sharp C, Zvolensky MJ. Acculturative Stress and Risky Sexual Behavior: The Roles of Sexual Compulsivity and Negative Affect. Behav Modif. 2016 Jan; 40(1-2):97-119.
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Santa Maria D, Narendorf SC, Ha Y, Bezette-Flores N. Exploring Contextual Factors of Youth Homelessness And Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Qualitative Study. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2015 Dec; 47(4):195-201.
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Herrmann ES, Johnson PS, Johnson MW. Examining Delay Discounting of Condom-Protected Sex Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Using Crowdsourcing Technology. AIDS Behav. 2015 Sep; 19(9):1655-65.
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Wiesner M, Arbona C, Capaldi DM, Kim HK, Kaplan CD. Mother-Youth Acculturation Gaps and Health-Risking/Emotional Problems among Latin-American Adolescents. Span J Psychol. 2015 Jul 20; 18:E52.
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Stuewig J, Tangney JP, Kendall S, Folk JB, Meyer CR, Dearing RL. Children's proneness to shame and guilt predict risky and illegal behaviors in young adulthood. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2015 Apr; 46(2):217-27.
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Connolly CG, Bischoff-Grethe A, Jordan SJ, Woods SP, Ellis RJ, Paulus MP, Grant I. Altered functional response to risky choice in HIV infection. PLoS One. 2014; 9(10):e111583.
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Advani PS, Reitzel LR, Nguyen NT, Fisher FD, Savoy EJ, Cuevas AG, Wetter DW, McNeill LH. Financial strain and cancer risk behaviors among African Americans. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Jun; 23(6):967-75.
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Dearing RL, Twaragowski CL, Smith PH, Homish GG, Connors GJ, Walitzer KS. Super Bowl Sunday: risky business for at-risk (male) drinkers? Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Aug; 49(10):1359-63.
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Dearing RL, Hequembourg AL. Culturally (in)competent? Dismantling health care barriers for sexual minority women. Soc Work Health Care. 2014; 53(8):739-61.
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