Development and initial validation of the multidimensional dispositional greed assessment (MDGA) with adults

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Table 1. Norm sample and validation sample for development of MDGA

Data Category	Study 1 Total (n)	Study 1 Percentage	Study 2 Total (n)	Study 2 Total (n)
Race (Total)	875	-	922	-
American Indian/Alaskan Native	8	.9	8	.9
Asian	79	9	91	9.9
Black or African American	79	9	89	9.7
Caucasian/White	638	72.9	646	70.1
Hispanic/Latino/a	53	6.1	53	5.7
Multi-racial	17	1.9	29	3.1
Native Hawaiian/Other pacific Islander	1	.1	3	.3
Other	0	0	3	.3
Gender (Total)	871	-	918	-
Female	404	46.2	488	52.9
Male	463	52.9	427	46.3
Non-binary/third gender	4	.5	3	.3

Table 2. Final factor structure of the exploratory MDGA

Multidemensional Dispositional Greed Assessment (MDGA)	Factor
	1	2	3
MDGA_1: It is ok to harm others to get what I want.	.955
MDGA_4: I accept that I might have to do bad things in order to get the things that I want.	.921
MDGA_7: I will get what I want at all costs, even if I have to lie.	.880
MDGA_10: I would cheat in order to get what I desire.	.828
MDGA_13: I am so focused on getting what I want, that I don’t think about the consequences.	.816
MDGA_21: I use people to help me get what I want.	.815
MDGA_17: I don’t think about consequences when pursuing what I desire.	.775
MDGA_19: It is more important to me to get what I want than to have friends.	.746
MDGA_20: It is hard to be grateful for what I have.	.726
MDGA_15: I’m not thankful for what I have.	.715
MDGA_2: I want more than what I already have.		.879
MDGA_5: My goal is to acquire more than what I already have.		.820
MDGA_8: I want to acquire more and more.		.817
MDGA_11: When I think about what I have, I want more.		.805
MDGA_14: I long for more than what I have.		.797
MDGA_16: One of my biggest drives is to have more money.		.740
MDGA_18: I try to get as much as I can of things that I desire.		.722
MDGA_3: I am fearful that I might lose everything I have.			.910
MDGA_6: I am concerned that I will lose what I have.			.904
MDGA_9: I am afraid that everything I have might be gone one day.			.836
MDGA_12: I worry about losing what I have.			.787

Figure 1. Final 20-item, three factor model with standardized factor loadings.Note. Variable labels (Insatiable = Insatiable Pursuit for More at All Costs; Desire = Desire for More; Retention = Retention Motivation) correspond to the items on the MDGA listed in Table 2

Data availability statement

Data available on request from the authors