סיכון אקטיבי ופאסיבי

Passive risks are risks brought on or magnified by inaction (e.g., not reading the “fine print” before signing an agreement, not saving for a pension). They differ from active risks, which arise from actions that put people at risk (e.g., smoking, driving above the speed limit). In our lab, we developed the PRT scale to measure these types of risks. We have demonstrated that passive risk-taking is not linked to classic risk correlates such as sensation seeking but is tied to inaction-oriented tendencies such as procrastination and avoidance - variables previously not regarded as relevant to risk-taking.

Thus, passive risk-taking may be considered a unique domain of risk-taking. We are currently examining other individual differences, such as self-control, time perspective, and anxiety, that differentiate between passive and active risk-taking tendencies. Additionally, we examine the application of passive risk tendencies to real-world risks, such as Cyber or health risks.