نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The present study aimed to examine the extent to which boys’ risky decision-making performance can be predicted by response inhibition and working memory systems. This study used a correlational design. The statistical population comprised all 5- to 6-year-old boys attending schools in Babol County during the 2024–2025 academic year. The participants included 100 children who were selected via multistage cluster sampling based on the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART; 2002), the Stop-Signal Task (SST; 2019), the Go/No-Go Task (GNGT; 2006), and the Working Memory Test Battery for Children—Huff-Bach (WMTB; 2017/1396). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression analyses in SPSS-27. The findings indicated significant negative associations between working memory and response inhibition with risky decision-making. The results further showed that prepotent response inhibition significantly predicted children’s risky decision-making (P<.001), whereas ongoing response inhibition and working memory did not significantly contribute to the prediction of risky decision-making. These findings suggest that when decision-making occurs impulsively and under motivational pressure, response control—particularly the inhibition of prepotent responses—serves as a primary predictor of risk-related behaviors. Accordingly, these results may inform the development of educational and preventive programs aimed at strengthening inhibitory control and reducing children’s risky behaviors.
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