Citation

Stewart CHM, Hemsley DR. Pers. Individ. Dif. 1984; 5(1): 119-122.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0191-8869(84)90147-8

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The present study investigated the relationship between personality and Expectancy of Gain (Egn) and Likelihood of Action (L/A) in criminal situations. The latter variables were assessed by means of an inventory of hypothetical criminal-risk situations. Groups of offenders and non-offenders were tested; personality measures included the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and Zuckerman's Sensation-Seeking Scale. Theoretical reasons for expecting these dimensions to be related to criminal risk-taking are presented. A clear relationship was found between P and Egn, high scorers viewing situations as less risky. In contrast, N was associated with increased risk perception. The results for L/A were less clear, although generally in the predicted direction. SS was unrelated to either risk variable.

Language: en