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Ali, Sadia Jabeen (2025) Sensitivity to Punishment and Reward, Tolerance for Ambiguity and Peer Influences on Positive Risk-Taking. Undergraduate thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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Abstract
Background: Taking risks is a decision we make as a part of everyday life. Most of the research perceives risks as negative but it’s important to acknowledge that risks can be positive too.
Aim: The purpose of this research is to investigate the extent to which positive risk-taking is predicted by sensitivity to reward and punishment, tolerance for ambiguity and peer influences, while also exploring associations of gender and age on positive risk-taking.
Methodology: A cross-sectional convenient sample design was utilised via survey to measure the Positive Risk-Taking Scale (PRT), Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire (SPSRQ), Tolerance for Ambiguity Scale (TAS) and the Positive Peer Questionnaire (PPQ) among 153 adult participants across countries.
Results: The standard multiple regression analyses revealed that tolerance to ambiguity was the most significant predictor of positive risk taking. The independent t-test analysis found non-significant findings between men and women. The Spearman’s rank-order correlation analysis found non-significant findings between age and positive risk taking.
Conclusion: Broader implications include providing structured opportunities for positive risk taking in academic environments as it would allow growth of soft skills that can be applied in both academic and real-world settings.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email Coughlan, Barry UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Positive Risk-Taking; Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward; Tolerance for Ambiguity; Positive Peer Influences |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > Gender H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > Relationships B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology > Stress (Psychology) |
| Divisions: | School of Business > BA (Honours) in Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Ciara O'Brien |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2025 09:21 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2025 09:21 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/8873 |
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