title: Spillover Effects of Loss of Control on Risky Decision-Making.
abstract: Decision making in risky situations is frequently required in our everyday lives and has been shown to be influenced by various factors, some of which are independent of the risk context. Based on previous findings and theories about the central role of perceptions of control and their impact on subsequent settings, spillover effects of subjective loss of control on risky decision-making are assumed. After developing an innovative experimental paradigm for inducing loss of control, its hypothesized effects on risky decision-making are investigated. Partially supporting the hypotheses, results demonstrated no increased levels of risk perceptions but decreased risk-taking behavior following experiences of loss of control. Thus, this study makes a methodological contribution by proposing a newly developed experimental paradigm facilitating further research on the effects of subjective loss of control, and additionally provides partial evidence for the spillover effects of loss of control experiences on risky decision-making.
authors.affiliation: Department of Empirical Educational Research, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.|Department of Empirical Educational Research, Thurgau University of Teacher Education, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Birgit M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Beisswingert
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Decision Sciences, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.|Department of Empirical Educational Research, Thurgau University of Teacher Education, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Keshun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Empirical Educational Research, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.|Department of Empirical Educational Research, Thurgau University of Teacher Education, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goetz
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.|Thurgau Institute of Economics, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Urs
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fischbacher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000502:physiology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D018910:Video Games; D055815:Young Adult