# SES & Interpersonal Risk

*Tom Geraghty · Power, Politics, Diversity & Equity, Individual & Wellbeing*

Earlier version of the childhood SES research: examines how socioeconomic background affects interpersonal and career-based risk-taking. Uses KPMG data on promotion rates to show that risk aversion in less secure backgrounds translates directly into missed career opportunities.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/socioeconomic-background-affects-our-appetite-to-take-interpersonal-risks-at-work/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/socioeconomic-background-affects-our-appetite-to-take-interpersonal-risks-at-work/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=ses-risks

## Connected concepts (5)

- [Calculus of Voice](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-calculus-of-voice.md)
- [An Uncertainty Management Perspective on Long-Run Impacts of Adversity: The Influence of Childhood Socioeconomic Status on Risk, Time, and Social Preferences](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/amir-jordan-rand-2018.md) (paper)
- [Childhood SES & PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/childhood-ses-workplace-risks.md)
- [Understanding Social Inequalities in Health](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/marmot-2003.md) (paper)
- [Barriers to PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/barriers-to-psychological-safety.md)