Author(s)

Zhao Yadi ¹, Duan Yuanni ¹, Li Fuyi ¹, Zhao Meng ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Department of Educational Psychology, University of Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia

Corresponding Author

ABSTRACT

Individuals' risk preferences frequently have an impact on their decision-making. There are multiple factors that influence a person's risk decision-making preference, and pressure from both internal and external sources is one of them. The decision-making framing effect and risk preference theory are used in this research to investigate the participants' tendency to choose different risky decision types, as well as the relationship between the dimensions of academic pressure and risky decision types. The study uses experimental research, questionnaires and correlation analysis to conclude that people seek low risk when the choice involves loss, and students are more inclined to choose high-risk, high-loss decisions when there is less competitive pressure. The research findings highlight the influence of peer competition on students' risk decision-making preferences and hope to further ideas about risk decision-making preferences and the advancement of higher education.

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Zhao Yadi, Duan Yuanni, Li Fuyi, Zhao Meng, The Influence of Academic Pressure on Risk Decision Preferences: An Experimental Study on a Malaysian University. Applied & Educational Psychology (2024) Vol. 5: 43-50. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2024.050507.

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