TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Executive functions in late adolescence and early adulthood and their relationship with risk-taking behavior
JO  - Developmental neuropsychology
A1  - Ogilvie, James M.
A1  - Shum, David H. K.
A1  - Stewart, Anna
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 8756-5641
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2020.1833885
ID  - ref1
ER  -