Sex Differences in Self-Reported Risk-Taking Propensity on the Evaluation of Risks Scale

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13650615
AutoresWilliam D S Killgore (0000-0002-5328-0208, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, autor de correspondencia), Nancy L Grugle (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), Desiree B Killgore (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), Thomas J Balkin (0000-0002-4177-7719, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research)
Año2010
Volumen106
Número3
Páginas693-700
Fecha de publicación2010-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.106.3.693-700
PMID20712157
OpenAlexW2068324278
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas28

The Evaluation of Risks scale was recently developed as a self-report inventory for assessing risk-taking propensity, but further validation is necessary because most studies have predominantly included male subjects. Because males commonly exhibit greater risk-taking propensity than females, evidence of such a sex difference on the scale would further support its construct validity. 29 men and 25 women equated for age (range: 18 to 36 years) completed the scale. Internal consistency of the scale was generally modest, particularly among women. Men scored significantly higher than women on four of nine indices of risk-taking propensity, including Danger Seeking, Energy, Invincibility, and Total Risk-Propensity. Factors measuring thrill seeking and danger seeking correlated positively with a concurrent measure of sensation seeking. Although the higher scores exhibited by men are consistent with prior research on other measures of risk-taking, further research on this scale with samples including women is warranted

Construct validity · Internal consistency · Personality · Propensity score matching · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio · Sensation Seeking · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Social Psychology