Measuring an individual's tendency to take risks: The risk propensity scale

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1506-1520

  Meertens, Ree M ^a,b   Lion, René ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 44149086392     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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