A domain-specific risk-attitude scale: measuring risk perceptions and risk behaviors

We present a psychometric scale that assesses risk taking in five content domains: financial decisions (separately for investing versus gambling), health/safety, recreational, ethical, and social decisions. Respondents rate the likelihood that they would engage in domain‐specific risky activities (P...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral decision making 2002-10, Vol.15 (4), p.263-290
Main Authors: Weber, Elke U., Blais, Ann-Renée, Betz, Nancy E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude measures
Attitudes
Behavior
Behavioral decision theory
Benefits
College students
content specificity
Decision making
Ethics
Expected utility
Expected values
Gambling
Gender
Gender differences
Perceptions
Personality traits
Preferences
Regression analysis
Respondents
Risk
Risk assessment
risk attitude
Risk aversion
Risk behavior
Risk perception
Risk taking
Studies
Undergraduate students
Utility functions
Women
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