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 378 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 43 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	2	3
1998	0	2	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	2	2
2003	4	4	8
2004	6	10	16
2005	10	6	16
2006	8	9	17
2007	11	3	14
2008	7	7	14
2009	9	14	23
2010	11	12	23
2011	5	11	16
2012	9	8	17
2013	17	26	43
2014	11	18	29
2015	5	26	31
2016	12	18	30
2017	11	9	20
2018	9	13	22
2019	5	3	8
2020	6	8	14
2021	1	3	4
2022	1	2	3
2023	0	1	1

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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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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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Board A, Alpren C, Hernandez B, Murray A, Dawson EL, Drumhiller K, Burrage A, Jaeger JL, Buchacz K, Klevens RM, Agnew-Brune C. A qualitative study of injection and sexual risk behavior among unstably housed people who inject drugs in the context of an HIV outbreak in Northeast Massachusetts, 2018. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 09; 95:103368.

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Pollini RA, Ozga JE, Blanchard D, Syvertsen JL. Consider the Source: Associations between Syringe Sources and Risky Injection Behaviors in California's Central Valley. Subst Use Misuse. 2021; 56(13):2007-2016.

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Perrotte JK, Shattuck EC, Daniels CL, Xu X, Sunil T. A latent profile analysis of the link between sociocultural factors and health-related risk-taking among U.S. adults. BMC Public Health. 2021 03 19; 21(1):546.

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Rogers AH, Neighbors C, Sharp C, Giordano TP, Woods SP, Zvolensky MJ. The relationship between sex-related alcohol expectancies and hazardous drinking among persons with HIV disease. AIDS Care. 2021 11; 33(11):1475-1481.

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Ward-Peterson M, Fennie K, Baird S, Coxe S, Trepka MJ, Madhivanan P. Multilevel influences of women's empowerment and economic resources on risky sexual behaviour among young women in Zomba district, Malawi. J Biosoc Sci. 2021 11; 53(6):887-907.

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