2026-06-04T12:48:10Zhttps://riuma.uma.es/rest/oai/requestoai:riuma.uma.es:10630/376252026-02-03T11:31:40Zcom_10630_2254col_10630_37953
Sex differences in the mediation role of political mobilization between the search for status and risk-taking behaviors in adolescents.
Del-Pino-Brunet, Natalia
Salas-Rodríguez, Javier
Hombrados-Mendieta, Isabel
Gómez-Jacinto, Luís
Adolescentes - Psicología
Diferencias sexuales (Psicología)
One of the primary drivers behind adolescents engaging in risk-taking behaviors is the pursuit
of status. This study examines how activism and radicalism mediate the relation between the
search for status and risk-taking behaviors, moderated by sex. A total of 482 participants,
with an average age of 17.97 (SD = 1.83), reported their levels of status-seeking, activism,
radicalism, and engagement in risk-taking behaviors. The study revealed an indirect effect of
seeking status on risk-taking behaviors through the mechanisms of activism and radicalism.
Furthermore, sex moderated the relation between status, activism and radicalism, and risktaking
behaviors. In both girls and boys, activism correlated with reduced engagement in risktaking,
while radicalism correlated with increased engagement. In terms of sex differences,
both activism and radicalism showed a more pronounced effect in boys than in girls. These
findings highlight the role of political mobilization on the relation between the pursuit of
status and engagement in risk-taking.
2025-02-03T10:41:20Z
2025-02-03T10:41:20Z
2024
2024-01-18
journal article
https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37625
10.1057/s41599-024-02623-3
eng
open access
Nature