BioStartup Advice

DOSPERT

Recreational Risk-Taking

From: Domain-Specific Risk-Taking scale: DOSPERT – Weber et al., 2002; Blaise et al., 2006)

To help you consider your Recreational Risk-Taking comfort level and tendencies, answer the following questions. Select one option for each behavior described to indicate how likely you are to engage in it.

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Recreational Risk-Taking

Your Total: {survey_total_score}

Interpretation: The higher your score, the more likely you are to take Recreational Risks.

Likelihood of Taking Recreational Risks Key: 5 Extremely Unlikely, 10 Moderately Unlikely, 15 Somewhat Unlikely, 20 Not Sure, 25 Somewhat Likely, 30 Moderately Likely, 35 Extremely Likely

Compare your score to these means (Curry, 2014):

  • Mean score for non-entrepreneurs: 14.6
  • Mean score for entrepreneurs: 17.55

Reference: Curry JG. A Closer Look at Entrepreneurship and Attitude toward Risk. MA Thesis. Graduate College of Bowling Green State University. 2014.

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Risk Taking

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Risk Taking

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Source: The DOSPERT can be used as long as it is properly cited:

Weber, E. U., Blais, A.-R., & Betz, N. (2002). A domain-specific risk-attitude scale: Measuring risk perceptions and risk behaviors. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 15, 263-290.

Blais, A.-R., & Weber, E. U. (2006) A Domain-Specific Risk-Taking (DOSPERT) scale for adult populations. Judgment and Decision Making, 1, 33-47.