The role of perceived costs and perceived benefits in the relationship between personality and risk-related choices

Soane, Emma ORCID: 0000-0001-6090-1212, Dewberry, Chris and Narendran, Sunitha (2010) The role of perceived costs and perceived benefits in the relationship between personality and risk-related choices. Journal of Risk Research, 13 (3). pp. 303-318. ISSN 1366-9877

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This paper considers how perceptions of costs and benefits can influence the association between personality and risky choice behaviour. We assessed perceptions and behaviours in six domains (ethical; investment; gambling; health and safety; recreational; social) using the DOSPERT and measured personality using the NEO PI-R. Results from structural equation modelling showed that personality had a direct effect on risky choice behaviour in four domains (social, ethical, gambling and recreational risk-taking). In addition, perceived costs and benefits mediated the relations between personality and risk-taking in the five domains (social, ethical, gambling, recreational and investment risk-taking). Evidence for a mechanism that integrates both direct and indirect effects of personality on behaviour is discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13669877.as...
Additional Information:	© 2010 Taylor & Francis Group
Divisions:	Management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2010 10:32
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2024 21:39
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/28353

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