Risk Propensity, Risk Perception, and Sensation Seeking in US Army Soldiers: A Preliminary Study of a Risk Assessment Task Battery
Abstract
Preliminary evidence shows that Soldiers' propensity to engage in risky behaviors is significantly correlated with the severity of combat experiences during a recent deployment. This relationship was weak & assessed in Soldiers post-deployment. A battery of tasks measuring risk propensity, risk perception, risk aversion, & sensation seeking was assembled to be used in study tracking individual change in risk taking behaviors. The objective of this preliminary study was to evaluate the effects of repeated exposure to the battery and associations between the tasks. Participants were 181 active duty Soldiers not currently engaged in the deployment cycle; 19 of the participants reported having been deployed previously. Participants completed the task battery including the IGT, BART, EVAR, BSSS, & an exploratory measure of invincibility once per day for 3 consecutive days. Results suggest suitability of the task battery for future use given that participants performed at increasing optimal levels on the behavioral measures, remained stable on the trait assessments, & the trait assessments correlated with performance on the behavioral assessments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA511524
Entities
People
- Amanda M. Kelley
- Jeremy R. Athy
- Michael N Dretsch
- William D. Killgore
Organizations
- United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab