@article{ref1,
title="Personality factors in the taking of criminal risks",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="1984",
author="Stewart, C.H.M. and Hemsley, D.R.",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="119-122",
abstract="The present study investigated the relationship between personality and Expectancy of Gain (Egn) and Likelihood of Action (L/A) in criminal situations. The latter variables were assessed by means of an inventory of hypothetical criminal-risk situations. Groups of offenders and non-offenders were tested; personality measures included the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and Zuckerman's Sensation-Seeking Scale. Theoretical reasons for expecting these dimensions to be related to criminal risk-taking are presented. A clear relationship was found between P and Egn, high scorers viewing situations as less risky. In contrast, N was associated with increased risk perception. The results for L/A were less clear, although generally in the predicted direction. SS was unrelated to either risk variable.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/0191-8869(84)90147-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(84)90147-8"
}