Confirmatory factor analysis of dospert scale with Chinese university students
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 185-197 |
| Journal / Publication | Psychological Reports |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Online published | 1 Feb 2014 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2014 |
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Abstract
The factor structure of the 30-item Domain Specific Risk Taking Attitude (DOSPERT) scale (Blais & Weber, 2006) was examined with a convenience sample of 205 Chinese undergraduate students from Macao. A comparison of five competing models via confirmatory factor analysis yielded empirical support for the perspective that risk-taking attitude was content-dependent. After removing the items in the Financial subscale of the DOSPERT scale and some post hoc modifications, a reasonably good fit to the four-correlated-factor model was achieved, in concordance with the theoretical framework. However, items in some scales needed further revision to purify their factor structure so that the DOSPERT scale would be a more psychometrically sound measure for investigating one's risk-taking attitudes in different life domains. © Psychological Reports 2014.
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Confirmatory factor analysis of dospert scale with Chinese university students. / Wu, Joseph; Cheung, Hoi Yan.
In: Psychological Reports, Vol. 114, No. 1, 01.02.2014, p. 185-197.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
