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Scoring Instructions for the DOSPERT Scale (from Blais & Weber, 2!"

1. The DOSPERT scale contains three separate response scales: Risk-Taking, Risk-Perceptions, and Expected

ene!its. "oe!!icients !ro# the latter t$o can %e &sed to assess risk-attit&de 'see (Risk attit&de $ithin a risk-

ret&rn !ra#e$ork) on page *+. Each response scale &ses the sa#e ite#s !ro# the !ie or six do#ain s&%scales

sho$ in Ta%le 1 %elo$.

*. Each DOSPERT scale ite# is la%eled E, 'seeNote+, /S, R, or S 're#oe these la%els prior to

ad#inistering DOSPERT to participants+. These letters indicate the s&%scale to $hich the ite# %elongs. E 0

Ethical, 0 inancial, /S 0 ealth/Sa!et, R 0 Recreational, and S 0 Social.Note:Optionall, the six !inancia

ite#s can %e split into three ga#%ling ite#s '/2+ and three inest#ent ite#s '/3+.

4. 5dd rating scores across all ite#s o! a gien s&%scale 'i.e. E, (, /S, R, or S+ to o%tain the do#ain scor

Either &se this s or diide the do#ain score % the n%er o! ite#s 'i.e. three or six+ in the gien s&%scale.

Do#ain s&%scale 3te# text

Ethical 'E+

6. Taking so#e 7&estiona%le ded&ctions on o&r inco#e tax ret&rn. 'E+

8. aing an a!!air $ith a #arried #an/$o#an. 'E+

19. Passing o!! so#e%od elses $ork as o&r o$n. 'E+

16. Reealing a !riends secret to so#eone else. 'E+

*8. eaing o&r o&ng children alone at ho#e $hile r&nning an errand. 'E+

49. ;ot ret&rning a $allet o& !o&nd that contains o! o&r ann&al inco#e in a #oderate gro$th #&t&al !&nd. '/3+

1@. 3nesting 19> o! o&r ann&al inco#e in a ne$ %&siness ent&re. '/3+

4. etting a das inco#e at the horse races. '/2+

1?. etting a das inco#e on the o&tco#e o! a sporting eent '/2+

@. etting a das inco#e at a high-stake poker ga#e. '/2+

ealth/Sa!et '/S+

=. Drinking heail at a social !&nction. '/S+

1=. Engaging in &nprotected sex. '/S+1A. Driing a car $itho&t $earing a seat %elt. '/S+

*9. Riding a #otorccle $itho&t a hel#et. '/S+

*4. S&n%athing $itho&t s&nscreen. '/S+

*6. Balking ho#e alone at night in an &nsa!e area o! to$n. '/S+

Recreational 'R+

*. 2oing ca#ping in the $ilderness. 'R+

11. 2oing do$n a ski r&n that is %eond o&r a%ilit. 'R+

14. 2oing $hite$ater ra!ting at high $ater in the spring. 'R+

18. Taking a skdiing class. 'R+

*?. &ngee Cping o!! a tall %ridge. 'R+

*=. Piloting a s#all plane. 'R+

Social 'S+

1. 5d#itting that o&r tastes are di!!erent !ro# those o! a !riend. 'S+

A. Disagreeing $ith an a&thorit !ig&re on a #aCor iss&e. 'S+*1. "hoosing a career that o& tr&l enCo oer a #ore prestigio&s one. 'S+

**. Speaking o&r #ind a%o&t an &npop&lar iss&e in a #eeting at $ork. 'S+

*A. oing to a cit !ar a$a !ro# o&r extended !a#il. 'S+

*@. Starting a ne$ career in o&r #id-thirties. 'S+

Scoring instr&ctions !or riskret&rn interpretation o! do#ain-speci!ic risk-taking scale

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Risk attit&de can %e concept&aliFed in the risk-ret&rn !ra#e$ork o! risk choice &sed in !inance. 3n this !ra#e$orkpeoples pre!erence !or risk options is assed to re!lect a tradeo!! %et$een an options expected %ene!it, &s&alle7&ated to expected al&e 'EG+, and its riskiness. 3n !inance, riskiness o! an option is e7&ated to its ariance, %&tpschological risk-ret&rn #odels treat perceied riskiness as a aria%le that can di!!er %et$een indiid&als and as a!&nction o! content and context:

Pre!erence 'H+ 0 a'Expected ene!it'H++ I b'Perceied Risk'H++ I c

1. To !ind the coe!!icients a'Expected ene!it'H++ and b'Perceied Risk'H++, regress (Expected ene!its) and

(Risk-Perceptions) on (Risk-Taking) !or each participant, &sing corresponding scores !ro# each ite#, assho$n in Ta%le * %elo$.Note: 5 positie coe!!icient bindicates risk-seeking %ehaior and a negatiecoe!!icient bindicates risk-aersion %ehaior.

*. "alc&late risk-attit&de &sing the !or#&la a%oe.

DOSPERT data in 5;OG5 or general linear #odelSo#e gro&ps #a di!!er in risk-perceptions and expected %ene!its. 2et the coe!!icients a'Expected ene!its'H++ anb'Perceied Risk'H++ !or each participant and &se the# as dependent #eas&res. 5nalFe &sing 5;OG5 or a generalinear #odel.

Do#ain s&%scale H a'Expected ene!its'H++ b'Perceied Risk'H++

Ethical 'E+

6. Taking so#e 7&estiona%le ded&ctionson o&r inco#e tax ret&rn. 'E+

a'Expected ene!its score!or ite# J6+

b'Perceied Risk score !or itJ6+

8. () () ()

19. () () ()

16. () () ()

*8. () () ()

49. () () ()

inancial'3nest#ent/2a#%ling+ '/3,

/2+

1*. () () ()

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1@. () () ()

4. () () ()

1?. () () ()@. () () ()

ealth/Sa!et '/S+

=. () () ()

1=. () () ()

1A. () () ()

*9. () () ()

*4. () () ()

*6. () () ()

Recreational 'R+

*. () () ()

11.)) () ()

14. () () ()

18. ()() ()

*?. () () ()

*=. () () ()

Social 'S+

1. () () ()

A. () () ()

*1. () () ()

**. () () ()

*A. () () ()

*@. Starting a ne$ career in o&r #id-thirties. 'S+

a'Expected ene!its score!or ite# J6+

b'Perceied Risk score !or itJ*@+

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