Variable Details
Available Studies
MAP, MARS
Categories
Affect and Personality
Extravagance
Novelty seeking subscale: Extravagance - Sum of 10 items (MAP only)
This variable is only available in MAP.
Extravagance is measured using the 10-item extravagance subscale of the novelty seeking scale. The novelty seeking scale comes from the Temperament and Character Inventory and consists of four subscales: exploratory excitability, impulsiveness, extravagance, and disorderliness.
Participants are asked to respond true/mostly true or false/mostly false to each item. The score for this subscale ranges from 0 to 10 and is the number of item responses indicative of the trait. Higher scores indicate extravagance while lower scores indicate being more reserved.
Participants are presented the following items:
| Item no. | Item | Coding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I am much more reserved and controlled than most people. | False =1 |
| 2 | I often spend money until I run out of cash or get into debt from using too much credit. | True = 1 |
| 3 | It is hard for me to enjoy spending money on myself, even when I have saved plenty of money. | False = 1 |
| 4 | I prefer spending money rather than saving it. | True = 1 |
| 5 | I am better at saving money than most people. | False = 1 |
| 6 | Because I so often spend too much money on impulse, it is hard for me to save money - even for special plans like vacation. | True = 1 |
| 7 | It is fun for me to buy things for myself. | True = 1 |
| 8 | I enjoy saving money more than spending it on entertainment or thrills. | False = 1 |
| 9 | Some people think I am too stingy or tight with my money. | False = 1 |
| 10 | I like to be very organized and set up rules for people whenever I can. | False = 1 |
Response choices for each item:
| Coding | Response |
|---|---|
| True | True or mostly true |
| False | False or mostly false |
Note: The subscale score is calculated if at least half of the items are non-missing.
Reference (not in PubMed): Cloninger CR, Przybeck TR, Svrakic DM, Wetzel RD. The Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI): A guide to its development and use. St. Louis, MO: Center for Psychobiology of Personality. 1993.