@article{ref1,
title="Executive functions in late adolescence and early adulthood and their relationship with risk-taking behavior",
journal="Developmental neuropsychology",
year="2020",
author="Ogilvie, James M. and Shum, David H. K. and Stewart, Anna",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Executive functions (EF) continue developing throughout adolescence, with immaturity in EF theorized to underlie risk-taking. 129 older adolescents and young adults (aged 17 to 22 years) were assessed using a battery of cool and hot EF tasks, and a behavioral measure of risk-taking propensity. Minimal age-related differences in EF performance were evident, confirming they were largely functionally mature by mid-adolescence. Inconsistent with the predictions of imbalance models of adolescent development, weaker EF was not associated with greater risk-taking propensity. The findings suggest that during later adolescence and early adulthood, not all forms of risk-taking are associated with EF.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="8756-5641",
doi="10.1080/87565641.2020.1833885",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2020.1833885"
}