Scarcity (Personal Resources)
The degree to which a person believes that his/her resources are insufficient and that more are needed is measured with four, seven-point Likert-type items. The items themselves are rather ge
View ArticleFinancial Sufficiency (Current)
A person’s belief that he/she has the necessary financial resources to not only pay bills but also feel relatively wealthy is measured using three, seven-point Likert-type items.
View ArticleScarcity in the Job Market
Three questions with seven-point response alternatives measure the extent to which a person believes a particular person is sought after in the job market.
View ArticleFinancial Sufficiency (Childhood)
Three, seven-point items measure a person’s belief regarding the degree to which the family had enough money to pay for food and housing when he/she was growing up.
View ArticleCorporate Social Responsibility (Company’s Ability)
How much a person believes that a company has the capability and resources to do public good is measured using three, seven-point Likert-type items.
View ArticlePsychological Ownership (Self-investment Route)
With three, seven-point Likert-type items the scale measures how much a consumer feels that he/she has devoted money, emotion, and other psychological resources to an object.
View ArticleScarcity (Personal Resources)
With four, seven-point items, the scale measures how much a person believes he/she has not had enough “resources” in the past and may not have enough in the future. The types of r
View ArticleScarcity of Resources
Five, seven-point Likert-type items measure the degree to which a person believes people in the world, and one’s self in particular, have experienced not having enough resources.
View ArticleProsperity
How much a person has experienced feeling fortunate and well-off is measured with four, seven-point items. Although not explicitly stated in the items, the connotation seems to be financia
View ArticleInvestment in the Relationship (Romantic)
This five-item Likert-type scale measures how much a person believes he/she has put a lot into a romantic relationship with a partner which would be lost if there was a breakup.
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