The role of perceived costs and perceived benefits in the relationship between personality and risk-related choices

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-318

  Soane, Emma ^a   Dewberry, Chris ^b   Narendran, Sunitha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefit; Cost; Decision making; NEO PI R; Personality; Risk

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT; COST DECISIONS; COSTS AND BENEFITS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; INDIRECT EFFECTS; INVESTMENT RISKS; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; RISK TAKING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING;

COSTS; HEALTH RISKS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 77951166041     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870902987024     Document Type: Article

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