.... Guiming Han can be contacted at: guiminghan@swu.edu.cn 06 06 2025 22 08 2025 28 09 2025 03 11 2025 22 12 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Behavioral finance Risk preferences Shocks Loss aversion...

... The authors apply the partial least squares structural equation modeling methodology. This sample is composed of 220 investors. Findings The heuristics of overconfidence and anchoring positively influence investors' decision-making, while loss aversion negatively influences it. The herd effect exhibits...

.... Originality/value – Documenting statistically and economically significant changes in oil market investors’ attitude toward risk and inter-temporal appetite for risk in relation to changes in financial and political conditions. Loss aversion Options Risk aversion Crude oil Risk-neutral density...

... can increase loss aversion. Originality/value – In the context of workforce composition, these results could have important implications for team investment decisions driven by the assessment of risk and return tradeoffs. To curb excessive risk taking and loss aversion, the findings would...