TY - JOUR
T1 - Influences of Fertility Status on Risky Driving Behaviour
AU - Biassoni, Federica
AU - Iannello, Paola
AU - Antonietti, Alessandro
AU - Ciceri, Maria Rita
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
KW - Developmental and Educational Psychology
KW - Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
KW - Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
KW - Developmental and Educational Psychology
KW - Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/91995
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(issn)1099-0720
U2 - 10.1002/acp.3283
DO - 10.1002/acp.3283
M3 - Article
SN - 0888-4080
VL - 30
SP - 946
EP - 952
JO - Applied Cognitive Psychology
JF - Applied Cognitive Psychology
ER -