Beyond a trait view of risk taking: A domain-specific scale measuring risk perceptions, expected benefits, and perceived-risk attitudes in German-speaking populations

• Authors: Johnson J. G. , Wilke A. , Weber E. U.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A German-language scale assessing tendencies to engage in risky behaviors, as well as perceptions of risks and expected benefits from such behaviors, is derived from an English version and validated on 532 German participants. The scale contains 40 items in six distinct domains of risk taking: ethical, recreational, health, social, investing, and gambling. Following a risk-return model of risk taking, perceived-risk attitude is inferred by regressing risk-taking on perceived risk and expected benefits. Risk-taking as well as perceptions of risks and benefits were domain-specific, while perceived-risk attitudes were more similar across domains, thus supporting the use of a risk-return framework for interpreting risk-taking propensity. Gender and cultural comparisons are drawn, and we discuss possibilities for future cross-cultural applications of the scale. AUTHORS' NOTE. The complete DOSPERT-G used in this research, including scale items, instructions, and response scales, can be obtained at the following web address: http://www-abc.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/users/johnson/DOSPERTG.pdf.

Keywords

EN

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOMAIN SPECIFITY; GERMAN LANGUAGE; RISK-TAKING

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 153-163
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Johnson J. G.

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Wilke A.

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Weber E. U.

• J. G. Johnson, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, 603 E. Daniel St. Champaign, IL 61820, USA

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06PLAAAA01753794