Citation

Killgore WD, Grugle NL, Killgore DB, Balkin TJ. Psychol. Rep. 2010; 106(3): 693-700.

Affiliation

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA. killgore@mclean.harvard.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20712157

Abstract

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.

Language: en