DOSPERT Norms
New DOSPERT Norms
(forthcoming)
Old DOSPERT Norms
We ran a series of norming analyses with a sample of 3,124 (50% female) participants with an age range of 18-77 years (M = 36, Median = 33) who live in the United States. We conducted multiple regressions to test the relationship between demographic variables and average risk behavior for each of the five domains. Risk-behavior was determined by calculating the average score of responses for each domain. Results for the five domains are further explored below.
Financial
Age had a negative relationship to financial risk-taking, such that older participants tended to be less financially risky, and women were less financially risky than men.
Education and income were also significant predictors of financial risk behavior, where those who had higher incomes and were more educated tended to take more financial risks.
Republicans and Democrats do not differ in their risk-taking responses, while participants that identified as Independent engaged significantly more (p<.01) financial risk-taking.
Black/African American respondents had higher average responses than White participants, while members of other racial groups did not significantly differ from White participants in their risk-taking preferences.
Social
Age and gender were also significant predictors of social risk-taking, where older participants and women are significantly more likely to engage in socially risky behavior than younger people and men.
Republicans reported higher risk-taking preferences than Democrats, but no significant differences between Independent and Democrat participant were found.
Asian participants also reported significantly lower risk-taking compared to White participants.
Health & Safety
Younger people, men, and those who reported lower levels of education tended to engage in riskier health & safety behaviors.
Political affiliation and race were also significant predictors such that self-identified Independents indicated a higher likelihood of taking health and safety risks.
Asian participants indicated a lower likelihood of taking these risks.
Recreational
Younger participants and men indicated a higher propensity of risk-taking.
More educated participants scored higher on recreational risk-taking.
Black/African American participants were less risky than White participants.
Ethical
Men and younger participants were more likely to be ethically risky.
Republicans were less likely to be ethically risky as compared to Democrats.
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander participants reported being more ethically risky than White participants.
