Beliefs around luck: confirming the empirical conceptualization of beliefs around luck and the development of the Darke and Freedman beliefs around luck scale

John Maltby; Liza Day; Poonam Gill; Ann Colley; Alex M. Wood

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2008.07.010

Beliefs around luck: confirming the empirical conceptualization of beliefs around luck and the development of the Darke and Freedman beliefs around luck scale

John Maltby, Liza Day, Poonam Gill, Ann Colley, Alex M. Wood

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Abstract

The current study developed a multi-dimensional measure of beliefs around luck. Two studies introduced the Darke and Freedman beliefs around luck scale where the scale showed a consistent 4 component model (beliefs in luck, rejection of luck, being lucky, and being unlucky) across two samples (n = 250; n = 145). The scales also show adequate reliability statistics and validity by ways of comparison with other measures of beliefs around luck, peer and family ratings and expected associations with measures of personality, individual difference and well-being variables.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	655-660
Number of pages	6
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	45
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.07.010
Publication status	Published - Nov 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Attribution style
Bad luck
Good luck
Hope
Irrational beliefs
Luck
Optimism
Personality
Well-being

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Beliefs around luck: confirming the empirical conceptualization of beliefs around luck and the development of the Darke and Freedman beliefs around luck scale

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