The Relationship between Risk Propensity, Risk Perception and Risk-Taking Behaviour in an Emerging Market
This paper reports evidence to support a relationship between risk propensity, risk perception, and risk-taking behaviour of investors in an emerging market. Primary data were gathered using a validated structured questionnaire, which was self-administered by respondents: there were 162 investors fr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Utara Malaysia
2013-03-01
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| Series: | The International Journal of Banking and Finance |
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| Online Access: | https://www.e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/ijbf/article/view/8471 |
| Summary: | This paper reports evidence to support a relationship between risk propensity, risk perception, and risk-taking behaviour of investors in an emerging market. Primary data were gathered using a validated structured questionnaire, which was self-administered by respondents: there were 162 investors from 8 stockbroking companies. A multiple regression was used to test the direct and indirect effects of the identified behavioural characteristics on investment decision. Risk propensity was found to be positively related to risk-taking behaviour whereas risk perception was negatively related to risk-taking behaviour. It was further found that risk perception partially mediates the effect of propensity to take risk. This suggests that the perceptual framing of a situational context in the investors’ thought processes reduces but it does not totally overwhelm the innate personality traits with respect to either the investor’s risk-seeking or risk-averseness. The tendency to engage in risky behaviour is more psychological in nature. The implications of the research are further explored.
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| ISSN: | 2811-3799 2590-423X |