Journal article
The role of personality in positively and negatively framed risky health decisions
Personality and individual differences, Vol.38(1), pp.45-59
2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.03.020
Abstract
Two hundred and forty research participants of varying ages completed a two-part procedure in which framing experiments were conducted and personality factors were assessed. We operationally defined information framing according to the attribute-, goal-, and risky choice-framing paradigms and made our tasks as similar as possible to everyday risky health decisions. Individual difference variables were measured by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised, the Carver’s BIS–BAS scales, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, the Multidimensional Health Questionnaire, and Coronary Heart Disease specific items. Framing valence effects were in keeping with the literature, with more risk-taking in the negative risky choice framing valence condition and more negative health status evaluation in the negative attribute-framing valence condition. Respondents’ personality, in particular Impulsiveness, Anxiety, Health Involvement and Health Negative Affect, correlated with message effectiveness in the goal-framing task and with the observed risk attitude in the risky choice task. These findings expand the literature on personality and risk-taking by demonstrating the joint role of personality factors and situational factors on decisions to promote good health or prevent bad health.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The role of personality in positively and negatively framed risky health decisions
- Creators
- Marco Lauriola - Sapienza University of RomePaolo M. Russo - Sapienza University of RomeFabio Lucidi - Sapienza University of RomeCristiano Violani - Sapienza University of RomeIrwin P. Levin - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Personality and individual differences, Vol.38(1), pp.45-59
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.paid.2004.03.020
- ISSN
- 0191-8869
- eISSN
- 1873-3549
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Number of pages
- 15
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2005
- Academic Unit
- Marketing; Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984963197002771
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