Risk Taking in Relationships: Differences in Deciding for Oneself Versus for a Friend

By Amy H. Beisswanger, Eric R. Stone, Julie M. Hupp, Liz Allgaier. 2003

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Subfields: General Decision Sciences, Sociology and Political Science

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The Role of Self-Esteem and Anxiety in Decision Making for Self versus Others in Relationships (2005, methodology): “In an attempt to minimize this concern, we followed the procedure used by Beisswanger et al. (2003) and had participants make decisions for a specific friend who was similar to the participant.”
A Social Values Analysis of Self–Other Differences in Decision Making Involving Risk (2008, methodology): “We modified the scenarios used in Beisswanger et al. (2003) on decision making in relationships and in Stone et al.”
Task-Dependent Algorithm Aversion (2019, background): “…indicate that greater concern with the factor in question is associated with greater preference for using a human (lower preference for using an algorithm). and focused on a choice’s potential benefits when choosing for others versus choosing for themselves (Beisswanger et al. 2003; Polman 2012).”
Self-other decision making and loss aversion (2012, background): “In further support of this idea, Beisswanger et al. (2003) found that after choosing for others, people give more positive reasons for their choices compared to people choosing for themselves, who give more negatives reasons—suggesting that people who choose for themselves are more sensitive to…”
Overindividuation in Gift Giving: Shopping for Multiple Recipients Leads Givers to Choose Unique but Less Preferred Gifts (2014, background): “Our work also builds upon recent research that has explored how people make choices on behalf of others and how those choices compare to choices made for the self (Beisswanger et al. 2003; Garcia-Retamero and Galesic 2012; Jonas, Schulz-Hardt, and Frey 2005; Kray 2000; Laran 2010; Lu, Xie, and Xu 20”
Actor/observer asymmetry in risky decision making (2007, background): “People often make choices that go against their goals, and a growing literature suggests that choices often are based on affective evaluations ( Baron, 1994; Kahneman & Frederick, 2002; Slovic, Finucane, Peters, & MacGregor, 2004).”