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. 2014 Jun 11;19(3):279–292. doi: 10.1080/02673843.2014.919599

Table 1 . Risk intake and danger perception (RIPS) items (n = 31 items).

Items considered ‘dangerous’ Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6 Factor 7 Cronbach's α
Nicking something from a shop 0.865             0.921
Stealing something in a restaurant 0.852              
Damaging something such as a public phone 0.827              
Cheating in a school project 0.713              
Gambling for money 0.688              
Defying authorities 0.640              
Carrying weapons 0.605              
Getting involved in a fight 0.575              
Accepting ride from a stranger 0.507              
Hitchhiking 0.491              
Deliberately annoying somebody 0.462              
Consuming cocaine 0.427              
Taking chances in street traffic 0.409              
Getting drunk   0.751           0.739
Driving after alcohol drinking   0.745            
Being in a car with a drunk driver   0.634            
Drinking alcohol   0.606            
Defending an unpopular idea     0.841         0.700
Volunteering to speak in front of a group     0.798          
Organising an activity for friends     0.730          
Skipping courses       0.725       0.592
Cheating on an exam       0.608        
Not studying on an exam       0.500        
Taking a sunbath       0.481        
Binge eating         0.731     0.440
Having sex with more than one person         0.651      
Driving a car           0.821   0.521
Speeding in a car           0.622    
Driving without a seatbelt           0.559    
Smoking waterpipe             0.851 0.760
Smoking cigarettes             0.796  
Correlation with total scale 0.896 0.538 0.263 0.695 0.517 0.444 0.487 p < 0.001 for all