China Safety Science Journal ›› 2024, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (8): 43-52.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2024.08.1213

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Effects of emotion on safety behavior decision-making of low sensation seekers: evidence from ERPs

ZHANG Shu1,2(), YANG Qiyu1,2, YU Xinrou1,2, WANG Shuang1,2, SHI Xiuzhi1,2   

  1. 1 School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha Hunan 410083, China
    2 Safety & Security Theory Innovation and Promotion Center ( STIPC), Central South University, Changsha Hunan 410083, China
  • Received:2024-02-24 Revised:2024-05-28 Online:2024-08-28 Published:2025-02-28

Abstract:

To investigate the effects of different incidental emotions on low sensation seekers' unsafe behavior decision-making process from a neural level, ERPs technique was used. The Chinese version of the Sensation Seeking Questionnaire for College Students was used to select low and medium sensation seekers (control group). Then, video clips were used as emotional stimulus materials to induce positive and negative emotions before the experiment, and a risk scenario task was set to perform risk decision-making experiments. The results indicated that when the emotional stimulus variable was not considered, there was no significant difference in safe behavior decision-making between the low sensation-seeking and the control groups. Under positive emotion, low sensation seekers maintained risk aversion. However, low sensation seekers were more likely to make unsafe behavior decisions regarding behavioral performance under negative emotion. Under negative emotion, the latency of LPP induced by low sensation seekers was delayed, indicating that the interference of negative emotion made it more difficult for individuals to classify and evaluate risks. Therefore, the intrinsic reasons for their external behavioral performance can be explained from a neural level. Therefore, emotions play a moderating role in the process of sensation seeking affecting safe behavior decision-making.

Key words: emotion, low sensation seeking, safe behavior decision-making, event-related potentials (ERPs), late positive potential (LPP)

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