The effects of hormones on human behaviour have been extensively studied, but little attention has been paid to the influence of ovarian hormones on risky driving. Twenty-five normally cycling women took part in three sessions, including an ovulatory phase estimation session and two experimental sessions: high vs low fertile phases. These two phases were monitored through a urine-based luteinizing hormone predictor test. In the two experimental sessions, participants were administered the Driving Behaviour Questionnaire and the Vienna Risk-Taking Test. Results showed that women are more risk-averse in their driving behaviour during their high-fertile phase. The influence of hormonal fluctuations on self-perception of risk attitude when driving was non-significant. Findings are discussed from an evolutionary perspective. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Biassoni, F., Iannello, P., Antonietti, A., Ciceri, M. R., Influences of Fertility Status on Risky Driving Behaviour, <<APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY>>, 2016; 30 (6): 946-952. [doi:10.1002/acp.3283] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/91995]
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Titolo: | Influences of Fertility Status on Risky Driving Behaviour | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.3283 | |
URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-0720 | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 | |
Abstract: | The effects of hormones on human behaviour have been extensively studied, but little attention has been paid to the influence of ovarian hormones on risky driving. Twenty-five normally cycling women took part in three sessions, including an ovulatory phase estimation session and two experimental sessions: high vs low fertile phases. These two phases were monitored through a urine-based luteinizing hormone predictor test. In the two experimental sessions, participants were administered the Driving Behaviour Questionnaire and the Vienna Risk-Taking Test. Results showed that women are more risk-averse in their driving behaviour during their high-fertile phase. The influence of hormonal fluctuations on self-perception of risk attitude when driving was non-significant. Findings are discussed from an evolutionary perspective. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | |
Lingua: | Inglese | |
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Citazione: | Biassoni, F., Iannello, P., Antonietti, A., Ciceri, M. R., Influences of Fertility Status on Risky Driving Behaviour, <<APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY>>, 2016; 30 (6): 946-952. [doi:10.1002/acp.3283] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/91995] | |
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