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

Table 2 . ARB items (n = 34 items).

Items considered ‘attractive’ Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6 Factor 7 Factor 8 Cronbach's α
Nicking something from a shop 0.857               0.877
Stealing in a restaurant 0.801                
Damaging something such as a public phone 0.778                
Hitchhiking 0.656                
Accepting ride from a stranger 0.651                
Cheating in a school work 0.447                
Contact sport participation   0.716             0.840
Carrying a weapon   0.701              
Getting involved in a fight   0.681              
Defying authorities   0.674              
Riding a motorcycle   0.635              
Taking chances in street traffic   0.630              
Deliberately annoying somebody   0.618              
Driving after alcohol drinking     0.720           0.825
Being in a car with a drunk driver     0.639            
Getting drunk     0.589            
Misusing prescription drugs     0.571            
Consuming cocaine     0.554            
Binge eating     0.540            
Crash dieting or taking diet pills     0.528            
Volunteering to speak in front of a group       0.812         0.745
Organising an activity for friends       0.750          
Defending an unpopular idea       0.741          
Having sex with a condom         0.871       0.635
Having sex without a condom         0.776        
Having sex with more than one person         0.523        
Smoking waterpipe           0.698     0.585
Smoking cigarettes           0.678      
Taking a sunbath           0.458      
Skipping courses             0.854   0.479
Cheating on exams             0.510    
Driving a car               0.769 0.550
Speeding in a car               0.551  
Driving without a seatbelt               0.434  
Correlation with total scale 0.786 0.834 0.741 0.241 0.598 0.607 0.561 0.612 p < 0.001 for all