"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Risk-Taking".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Risk-Taking".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk-Taking" by people in Profiles.
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Longitudinal and Concurrent Effortful Control as Predictors of Risky Bicycling in Adolescence: Moderating Effects of Age and Gender. J Pediatr Psychol. 2024 Feb 17; 49(2):142-151.
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Risky self-management behaviors in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Measurement validation for the Diabetes-Specific Risk-Taking Inventory. Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 11; 23(7):1113-1121.
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Adolescent Substance Abuse Risk: A Comparison of Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Emergency Department Patients and 2 Nationally Representative Samples. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Sep 01; 37(9):e560-e564.
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Reasons and obstacles for changing risky drinking behavior among Latinas at risk of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2023 Apr-Jun; 22(2):387-401.
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Substance Use and Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (From the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [BRFSS] Survey). Am J Cardiol. 2021 08 01; 152:177-178.
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Neural correlates of visual attention during risky decision evidence integration. Neuroimage. 2021 07 01; 234:117979.
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Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use and Condomless Anal Sex Among Men Who have Sex with Men Living with HIV: An Event-Level Analysis. AIDS Behav. 2021 Nov; 25(11):3770-3781.
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The relationship between sex-related alcohol expectancies and hazardous drinking among persons with HIV disease. AIDS Care. 2021 11; 33(11):1475-1481.
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Information and Motivation Predict HIV-Serostatus Among a Population of High-Risk Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS Behav. 2020 Oct; 24(10):2863-2871.
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Sex and substance use behaviors among children of teen mothers: A systematic review. J Adolesc. 2020 02; 79:208-220.