The separate effects of self-estimated and actual alcohol intoxication on risk taking: A field experiment

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dc.contributor.authorExadaktylos, Filippos
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-16T09:18:29Z
dc.date.available2021-06-16T09:18:29Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractMany risky actions are carried out under the influence of alcohol. However, the effect of alcoholic intoxication over the willingness to take risks is complex and still remains unclear. We conduct an economic field experiment in a natural, drinking, and risktaking environment to analyze how both actual and self-estimated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels influence subjects' choices over monetary lotteries with constant expected value. Our results reveal a negative impact of both actual and self-estimated BAC levels on risk taking. However, for male and young subjects, we find a positive relationship between BAC underestimation (a pattern of estimation error that mainly occurs at high BAC levels) and the willingness to choose riskier lotteries. Our findings suggest that a risk compensation mechanism is activated only when individuals' own intoxication level is consciously self-perceived to be high but not underestimated. We conclude therefore that human propensity to engage in risky activities under the influence of alcohol is not due to an enhanced preference for risky choices. In addition to the suggestion in the existing literature that such propensity is due to a weakened ability to perceive risks, our results indicate that an impaired self-perception of own intoxication level may also be an important factor. © 2013 American Psychological Association.en_US
dc.fullTextLevelFull Texten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/npe0000004
dc.identifier.issn1937321X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84964277293en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/3789
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1037/npe0000004
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000209181000003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.issue2en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.nationalInternationalen_US
dc.numberofauthors5+en_US
dc.pages115 - 135en_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Association Inc.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economicsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectadulten_US
dc.subjectalcohol blood levelen_US
dc.subjectalcohol intoxicationen_US
dc.subjectArticleen_US
dc.subjectattitudeen_US
dc.subjectdrinking behavioren_US
dc.subjectfemaleen_US
dc.subjecthigh risk behavioren_US
dc.subjecthumanen_US
dc.subjectmaleen_US
dc.subjectpriority journalen_US
dc.subjectself concepten_US
dc.titleThe separate effects of self-estimated and actual alcohol intoxication on risk taking: A field experiment
dc.typeArticle
dc.volume6en_US

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