Weber, E. U., Blais, A. R., & Betz, N. E. (2002). A domain-specific risk-attitude scale: Measuring risk perceptions and risk behaviors. Journal of behavioral decision making, 15(4), 263-290.
50-items (5 pt.)
- Ethical Domain Subscale
1. Buying an illegal drug for your own use.
2. Cheating a fair amount on your income tax.
3. Cheating on an exam.
4. Driving home after you had three drinks in the last two hours.
5. Forging somebody's signature.
6. Illegally copying a piece of software.
7. Plagiarizing a term paper.
8. Shoplifting a small item (e.g. a lipstick or a pen).
9. Stealing an additional TV cable connection.
10. Using office supplies for your personal business.
- Financial Domain Subscale
1. Betting a day's income at the horse faces.
2. Co-signing a new car loan for a friend.
3. Investing 10% of your annual income in a blue chip stock.
4. Investing 10% of your annual income in a very speculative stock.
5. Investing 10% of your annual income in government bonds (treasury bills).
6. Investing in a business that has a good chance of failing.
7. Lending a friend an amount of money equivalent to one mouth's income.
8. Spending money impulsively without thinking about the consequences.
9. Taking a day's income to play the slot-machines at a casino.
10. Taking a job where you get paid exclusively on a commission basis.
- Health/Safety Domain Subscale
1. Eating 'expired' food products that still 'look okay.'
2. Frequent binge drinking.
3. Ignoring some persistent physical pain by not going to the doctor.
4. Taking a medical drug that has a high likelihood of negative side effects.
5. Engaging in unprotected sex.
6. Never using sunscreen when you sunbathe.
7. Never wearing a seatbelt.
8. Not having a smoke alarm in or outside of your bedroom.
9. Regularly riding your bicycle without a helmet.
10. Smoking a pack of cigarettes per day.
- Recreational Domain Subscale
1. Chasing a tornado by car to take photos that you can sell to the press.
2. Exploring an unknown city or section of town.
3. Going camping in the wild.
4. Going down a ski run that is too hard or closed.
5. Going on a safari in Kenya.
6. Going on a two-week vacation in a foreign country without booking accommodations ahead.
7. Goind whitewater rafting at high water in the spring.
8. Traveling on a commercial airplane.
9. Periodically engaging in a dangerous sport (e.g. mountain climbing or sky diving).
10. Trying bungee jumping.
- Social Domain Subscale
1. Admitting that your tastes are different from those of your friends.
2. Arguing with a friend who has a very different opinion on an issue.
3. Asking your boss for a raise.
4. Dating someone that you are working with.
5. Deciding to share an apartment with someone you don't know well.
6. Disagreeing with your father on a major issue.
7. Moving to a new city.
8. Openly disagreeing with your boss in front of your coworkers.
9. Speaking your mind about an unpopular issue at a social occasion.
10. Wearing unconventional clothes.