Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 24, 2014
Last Modified: January 11, 2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the RT-18 Risk Taking Questionnaire as described in de Haan et al (2011).
de Haan, L., Kuipers, E., Kuerten, Y., van Laar, M., Olivier, B,. & Verster, J.C. (2011). The RT-18: a new screening tool to assess young adult risk-taking behavior. International Journal of General Medicine, 4, 575–584.
1 minutes
18 yes/no questions about risk taking behavior, self-report
provided by Millisecond - can be edited under section Editable Parameters
File Name: rt18_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| totalScore | The sum of all responses. The response that suggests risk taking gets a point. |
| factor1RiskTakingBehavior | The sum of all scores of questions that load on factor 1: q4, q5, q6, q7, q14, q15, q16, q17, q18 => Range: 0-9: the higher the score, the higher the reported risk taking behavior |
| factor2RiskAssessment | The sum of all scores of questions that load on factor 2: q1, q2R, q3, q8, q9R, q10R, q11R, q12, q13 => Range: 0-9: the higher the score, the more participant reported to do things without thinking about consequences |
File Name: rt18.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: yes (1) - no (0) R = automatically reversed scored questions |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage |