Variable Details

Available Studies

MAP, MARS

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Cross-Sectional

Variable Name 

extrav_reserv

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.ItemCoding
1I am much more reserved and controlled than most people.False =1
2I often spend money until I run out of cash or get into debt from using too much credit.True = 1
3It is hard for me to enjoy spending money on myself, even when I have saved plenty of money.False = 1
4I prefer spending money rather than saving it.True = 1
5I am better at saving money than most people.False = 1
6Because 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
7It is fun for me to buy things for myself.True = 1
8I enjoy saving money more than spending it on entertainment or thrills.False = 1
9Some people think I am too stingy or tight with my money.False = 1
10I like to be very organized and set up rules for people whenever I can.False = 1

Response choices for each item:

CodingResponse
TrueTrue or mostly true
FalseFalse 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.