Risk-Taking

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.722
Concept/Terms	Risk-Taking Risk-Taking Risk Taking Risk Behavior Risk Behavior Behavior, Risk Behaviors, Risk Risk Behaviors

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Risk-Taking".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Risk-Taking [F01.145.722]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Risk-Taking".

Risk-Taking
Gambling

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Bar chart showing 389 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 42 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	3	4
1998	0	2	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	3	3
2003	5	4	9
2004	6	10	16
2005	10	7	17
2006	8	9	17
2007	11	3	14
2008	7	7	14
2009	9	15	24
2010	11	12	23
2011	5	11	16
2012	9	9	18
2013	17	25	42
2014	11	18	29
2015	5	25	30
2016	12	18	30
2017	11	8	19
2018	9	13	22
2019	6	4	10
2020	6	8	14
2021	1	4	5
2022	2	2	4
2023	1	1	2
2024	1	2	3

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Zhang Z, Mitra AK, Schroeder JA, Zhang L. The Prevalence of and Trend in Drug Use among Adolescents in Mississippi and the United States: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) 2001-2021. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jul 14; 21(7).

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Blashill AJ, Nogg K, Aguilar RAC, Roesch S, Brady J, Corliss HL, Pagoto S, Wells KJ. Skin cancer risk behaviors in sexual minority men: A mixed methods approach. Health Psychol. 2024 Jun; 43(6):462-475.

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Wyatt GE, Norwood-Scott E, Cooley-Strickland M, Zhang M, Smith-Clapham A, Jordan W, Liu H, Hamilton AB. Increasing Urban African American Women's Readiness for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: A Pilot Study of the Women Prepping for PrEp Plus Program (WP3+). Womens Health Issues. 2024 May-Jun; 34(3):241-249.

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Villalba K, Domenico LH, Cook RL, O'Connor J, Michael-Samaroo K, Espejo MJDP, Martin P, D?vieux JG. Emotion regulation and cognitive function as mediating factors for the association between lifetime abuse and risky behaviors in women of color. PLoS One. 2023; 18(10):e0279325.

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Col?n-L?pez V, Alvelo-Fern?ndez PM, Centeno-Alvarado N, Agudelo Salas IY, Rol?n Col?n Y, Pab?n Mart?nez M, Rodr?guez-Lebr?n JL, Reyes-Pulliza JC. Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis C: a cross-sectional study of persons who inject drugs in Puerto Rico, 2018. BMC Public Health. 2023 04 18; 23(1):704.

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Mancera BM, Provencio-Vasquez E, Loza O, De Santis JP. Impulsivity, Sexual Compulsivity, and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Hispanic Men Who Have Sex with Men in a US-Mexico Border City. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2022 Dec; 43(12):1107-1113.

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White BP, Abuelezam NN, Fontenot HB, Jurgens CY. Exploring Relationships Between State-Level LGBTQ Inclusivity and BRFSS Indicators of Mental Health and Risk Behaviors: A Secondary Analysis. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2023 May-Jun; 29(3):224-231.

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Narain KDC, Harawa N. Evidence for the Role of State-Level Economic Policy in HIV Risk Reduction: State Earned Income Tax Credit Generosity and HIV Risk Behavior Among Single Mothers. AIDS Behav. 2023 Jan; 27(1):182-188.

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Poudel R, Tobia MJ, Riedel MC, Salo T, Flannery JS, Hill-Bowen LD, Dick AS, Laird AR, Parra CM, Sutherland MT. Risky decision-making strategies mediate the relationship between amygdala activity and real-world financial savings among individuals from lower income households: A pilot study. Behav Brain Res. 2022 06 25; 428:113867.

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Yabar CA, Vilcarino GF, Espetia S, Lujan F, V?squez-Dom?nguez A, Yaya M, Acu?a M, Santos D, Mamani E, Rodriguez-Bayona R, Salvatierra J, Obregon G, Romero S, Cardenas F, Lopez P, Rivera-Amill V. Social, Epidemiological, and Virological Characteristics from Peruvian Subjects Living with HIV-1/AIDS with Different Sexual Risk Behavior. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2022 04; 38(4):288-299.

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