Salas-Rodríguez, JavierGómez-Jacinto, LuisHombrados-Mendieta, IsabelDel Pino-Brunet, NataliaBasto-Pereira, Miguel2023-05-192023-05-192023SALAS-RODRÍGUEZ, J. et al. Motivated to compete but not to care: The fundamental social motives of risk-taking behaviors. Personality and Individual Differences, [s. l.], v. 205, 2023. DOI 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112093. Disponível em: https://discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=89f7fd73-26f9-3bf4-b2d1-f3692e917424.0191-8869http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9168Based on the evolutionary framework of risk-taking, the present study aims to examine how the fundamental social motives relate to health risks, interpersonal risks and deviant non-violent behaviors as a function of sex and across different life stages of transitioning to adulthood. A total of 1370 Spanish adolescents and young individuals participated in the survey study. The results showed that status-seeking and kin care (family) were the principal social motives related to risk-taking behaviors. Specifically, status-seeking acted as a promoting factor of risk-taking behaviors, while kin care (family) exerted the opposite effect. Therefore, the results in general demonstrate the significant role of the fundamental social motives on risk-taking behaviors. The impact of sex and age group on the relationship between social motives and risk-taking behaviors is discussed.engFundamental social motivesRisk-taking behaviorsSexLife stagesjournal article10.1016/j.paid.2023.112093