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Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale (DOSPERT)
Psychology: Cognition & EducationReliability: alphas 0.71–0.87 across domains3 sample items
About this scale
A 30-item measure of risk-taking behaviour and risk perception across five content domains: ethical, financial, health/safety, recreational, and social.
Sample item(s)
“Investing 10% of your annual income in a moderate growth diversified fund (financial)”
“Going camping in the wilderness (recreational)”
“Drinking heavily at a social function (health/safety)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alphas 0.71–0.87 across domains. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Blais, A.-R., & Weber, E. U. (2006): A Domain-Specific Risk-Taking (DOSPERT) scale for adult populations. Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 33–47.
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