Eveningness is Associated with Higher Risk-Taking, Independent of Sex and Personality

2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 932-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Ponzi ◽  
M. Claire Wilson ◽  
Dario Maestripieri
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Personality Dimensions ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Predicted Risk ◽  
Sexual Promiscuity

This study tested the hypotheses that eveningness is associated with higher risk-taking propensities across different domains of risk and that this association is not the result of sex differences or confounding covariation with particular personality traits. Study participants were 172 men and women between 20 and 40 years of age. Surveys assessed chronotype, domain-specific risk-taking and risk-perception, and Big Five personality dimensions. Eveningness was associated with greater general risk-taking in the specific domains of financial, ethical, and recreational decision making. Although risk-taking was associated with both risk perception and some personality dimensions, eveningness predicted risk-taking independent of these factors. Higher risk-taking propensities among evening types may be causally or functionally linked to their propensities for sensation- and novelty-seeking, impulsivity, and sexual promiscuity.

Personality Profile of Risk-Takers

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Elizabeth D. Joseph ◽  
Don C. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Personality Profile ◽  
Risk Propensity ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Risk Takers ◽  
Risk Taker ◽  
Propensity Scale

Abstract. Risk-taking is a long-standing area of inquiry among psychologists and economists. In this paper, we examine the personality profile of risk-takers in two independent samples. Specifically, we examined the association between the Big Five facets and risk-taking propensity across two measures: The Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale (DOSPERT) and the General Risk Propensity Scale (GRiPS). At the Big Five domain level, we found that extraversion and agreeableness were the primary predictors of risk-taking. However, facet-level analyses revealed that responsibility, a facet of conscientiousness, explained most of the total variance accounted for by the Big Five in both risk-taking measures. Based on our findings across two samples ( n = 764), we find that the personality profile of a risk-taker is extraverted, open to experiences, disagreeable, emotionally stable, and irresponsible. Implications for the risk measurement are discussed.

Assertiveness and Personality Dimensions in Chinese Students

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Nicholas Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Personality Dimensions ◽  
Chinese Sample

In a Chinese sample of 208 the Big Five personality traits profile was compared for 104 assertive and 104 nonassertive students. While assertiveness was associated with higher scores on Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Openness, Nonassertiveness was associated with greater scores on Agreeableness and Conscientiousness. Implications of the findings for cross-cultural counselling were highlighted.

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