Taking actions with uncertain social consequences (e.g., talking with strangers) is key to making new connections. How does social risk-taking relate to other types of risk-taking such as financial gambles? Traditionally, social risk-taking has been studied through self-reports, whereas financial risk is assessed through behavioral tasks, making these domains difficult to compare. Here, we adapted a single paradigm to include both financial and social outcomes (n=96), allowing us to isolate similarities and distinctions between these two constructs. Moreover, we recruited from a large undergraduate sample, allowing us to (1) examine risk-taking among participants with depression and anxiety; (2) map social risk-taking in the lab to real-life social-network characteristics. Our results demonstrated minimal correlation between social and financial risk-taking at the individual level, and dissociable behavioral profiles across groups. These results provide key insights into decisions under complex social uncertainties, and highlight social risk behaviors as a critical avenue for intervention.
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