Competition, confidence and challenge seeking > Supplement questionnaire
Publisher
Centerdata
Creator
Thomas Buser (University of Amsterdam)
Created
Sep 04 2025
Description
This questionnaire is a supplement to previous questionnaires on competitiveness and related traits administered to the LISS panel. The aim is to elicit some established personality traits that are potentially important in predicting economic and life events.
URL to resource
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
Apr 01 2024
There are no questions found for this study
| Variable | Dataset | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | cae24a | Number of the household member encrypted | |
| cae24a_m | cae24a | Year and month of the field work period | |
| cae24a001 | cae24a | I dislike working in distracting environments | |
| cae24a002 | cae24a | I can focus well in noisy environments | |
| cae24a003 | cae24a | I can easily concentrate after being interrupted | |
| cae24a004 | cae24a | I am good at working on several projects at the same time | |
| cae24a005 | cae24a | I enjoy working on several projects at the same time | |
| cae24a006 | cae24a | I have trouble limiting my phone usage | |
| cae24a007 | cae24a | I constantly check my phone while working or studying | |
| cae24a008 | cae24a | I am easily distracted | |
| cae24a009 | cae24a | I cannot stand it if others don’t play by the rules | |
| cae24a010 | cae24a | In competition, almost anything is justified to win | |
| cae24a011 | cae24a | In competition, winning is everything | |
| cae24a012 | cae24a | I dislike losing so much that I will do anything not to lose | |
| cae24a013 | cae24a | The thought of others treating me unfairly is very painful to me | |
| cae24a014 | cae24a | I always play by the rules | |
| cae24a015 | cae24a | I only participate in competitions if I know in advance that they are fair | |
| cae24a016 | cae24a | I like math. | |
| cae24a017 | cae24a | Math is fun. | |
| cae24a018 | cae24a | I’m good at math. | |
| cae24a019 | cae24a | I don’t have any talent for math. | |
| cae24a020 | cae24a | I wouldn't use flattery to get a raise or promotion at work, even if I thought it would succeed. | |
| cae24a021 | cae24a | If I knew that I could never get caught, I would be willing to steal a million dollars. | |
| cae24a022 | cae24a | Having a lot of money is not especially important to me. | |
| cae24a023 | cae24a | I think that I am entitled to more respect than the average person is. | |
| cae24a024 | cae24a | If I want something from someone, I will laugh at that person's worst jokes. | |
| cae24a025 | cae24a | I would never accept a bribe, even if it were very large. | |
| cae24a026 | cae24a | I would get a lot of pleasure from owning expensive luxury goods. | |
| cae24a027 | cae24a | I want people to know that I am an important person of high status. | |
| cae24a028 | cae24a | I wouldn't pretend to like someone just to get that person to do favors for me. | |
| cae24a029 | cae24a | I’d be tempted to use counterfeit money, if I were sure I could get away with it. | |
| cae24a030 | cae24a | Think back to when you were a child, how often… were you not able to sit still in class | |
| cae24a031 | cae24a | Think back to when you were a child, how often… did you talk back to adults | |
| cae24a032 | cae24a | Think back to when you were a child, how often… were you disrespectful to adults | |
| cae24a033 | cae24a | Think back to when you were a child, how often… did you get into arguments with other children | |
| cae24a034 | cae24a | Think back to when you were a child, how often… did you get into physical fights with other children | |
| cae24a035 | cae24a | Think back to when you were a child, how often… did you get in trouble with teachers | |
| cae24a036 | cae24a | Think back to when you were a child, how often… did you get in trouble with the police | |
| cae24a037 | cae24a | Think back to when you were a child, how often… did you get into arguments with your parents | |
| cae24a038 | cae24a | If you would have to split 100 Euros between a person from your neighborhood and a person from the rest of the Netherlands, how would you divide the money between these two people? Randomly selected person from your neighborhood | |
| cae24a039 | cae24a | If you would have to split 100 Euros between a person from your neighborhood and a person from the rest of the Netherlands, how would you divide the money between these two people? Randomly selected person from the rest of the Netherlands | |
| cae24a040 | cae24a | Total (amounts have to add up to 100) | |
| cae24a041 | cae24a | If you would have to split 100 Euros between a Dutch person and a person from the rest of the world, how would you divide the money between these two people? Randomly selected Dutch person | |
| cae24a042 | cae24a | If you would have to split 100 Euros between a Dutch person and a person from the rest of the world, how would you divide the money between these two people? Randomly selected person from the rest of the world | |
| cae24a043 | cae24a | Total (amounts have to add up to 100) | |
| cae24a044 | cae24a | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | |
| cae24a045 | cae24a | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | |
| cae24a046 | cae24a | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | |
| cae24a047 | cae24a | Was it an interesting subject? | |
| cae24a048 | cae24a | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | |
| cae24a049 | cae24a | Starting date questionnaire | |
| cae24a050 | cae24a | Starting time questionnaire | |
| cae24a051 | cae24a | End date questionnaire | |
| cae24a052 | cae24a | End time questionnaire | |
| cae24a053 | cae24a | Duration in seconds |