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Risk-taking propensity and emotional intelligence: an emotional version of the balloon analogue risk task (BART)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2024

A. Megías-Robles ,
M. Sánchez-López ,
R. Gómez-Leal  and
P. Fernández-Berrocal
A. Megías-Robles*
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
M. Sánchez-López
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
R. Gómez-Leal
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
P. Fernández-Berrocal
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

It is well known that emotions guide decision-making processes in risk contexts. Several studies in the literature have showed the influence of emotions on risk-taking using the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART).

Objectives

The aim this research was to investigate the influence of emotional intelligence (EI) levels on the impact of emotions in risk-taking propensity assessed by the BART.

Methods

To this end, we developed a variant of the BART in wich each balloon displayed a face with an emotional expression: happiness, fear, or neutral. EI was assessed from the performance-based ability model by the MSCEIT. The sample consisted of 120 participants (Mage = 21.52; 80% women).

Results

A repeated measures ANOVA revealed a higher tendency to take risks when happy faces were presented, compared to the fear and neutral conditions. Moreover, participants with higher levels of EI showed a lower tendency to take risks across all emotional conditions. This relationship was particularly strong in the fear faces.

Conclusions

Our findings support the effect of incidental emotions on risk-taking and suggest the role of EI as a protective factor for risk engagement.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 67 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2024 , pp. S815 - S816
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of European Psychiatric Association
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