Act boldly: Important life decisions, courage, and the motivated pursuit of risk.

Volume: 120, Issue: 6, Pages: 1607 - 1620
Published: Jun 1, 2021
Abstract
How do people respond to risk in important life decisions? For example, when presented with the opportunity to leave one's job to start a business-a risky proposition for most-or to stay put-often a safer course of action-what do people choose? The current work explores the idea that important life decisions offer people the opportunity to display a highly valued psychological characteristic: courage. Specifically, important life decisions often...
Paper Details
Title
Act boldly: Important life decisions, courage, and the motivated pursuit of risk.
Published Date
Jun 1, 2021
Volume
120
Issue
6
Pages
1607 - 1620
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