The following measures were developed or used by Dr. Park and colleagues in past research. These measures are available for use (see below for citations and links to download scales).
STEP Scale (Safety and Threat in the Environment Perceptions; 18 safety items, 15 threat items)
Citation: Park, L. E., *Ward, D. E., Naragon-Gainey, K., Canning, E. A., *Koefler, N., *Panlilio, Z., *Vessels, V., & *Pascuzzi, G. (in press). Perceptions of safety and threat in the environment: The STEP scale. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
STEP scale (PDF)
Financial Contingency of Self-Worth Scale (5 items)
Citation: Park, L. E., Ward, D. E., & Naragon-Gainey, K. (2017). It’s all about the money (for some): Consequences of financially contingent self-worth. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43, 601-622.
Financial CSW Scale (PDF)
Financial Motivational Conflict Scale (7 items)
Citation: Park, L. E., Ward, D. E., Naragon-Gainey, K., Fujita, K., & Koefler, N. (2024). I’m still spending: Financial contingency of self-worth predicts financial motivational conflict and compulsive buying. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50(2), 2232-252.
Financial Motivational Conflict Scale (PDF)
Relationship Contingency of Self-Worth Scale (5 items)
Citation: Sanchez, D. T. & Kwang, T (2007). When the relationship becomes her: Revisiting body concerns from a contingency perspective. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 404-414.
Relevant article: Park, Sanchez, & Bryndilsen (2011, JASP)
Relationship CSW Scale (PDF)
Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity (15 and 10-item versions)
Citation: Park, L. E. (2007). Appearance-based rejection sensitivity: Implications for mental and physical health, affect, and motivation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 490-504.
Appearance-RS Scale (15 item scale)
ARS Scale (10 item short form) (PDF)
Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity for Adolescents (10-items)
Citation: Bowker, J. C., Thomas, K. K., Spencer, S. V., & Park, L. E. (2013). Examining appearance-based rejection sensitivity during early adolescence. Journal for Research on Adolescence, 23, 375-388.
Appearance-RS Scale (for Adolescents) (PDF)
Delaying Happiness Scale (10 items); Living in the Moment Scale (10 items)
Citation: Park, L. E., Fujita, K., Naragon-Gainey, K., Radsvick, T., Jung, H., Xia, J., Ward, D. E., Paravati, E., Weng, J., Italiano, A., & Valvo, A. (2023). Happiness – to enjoy now or later? Consequences of delaying happiness and living in the moment beliefs. Emotion, 23(1), 138-162.
Delaying Happiness vs. Living in the Moment Scales (PDF)
Communal Concerns in Relationships Scale (10 items)
Citation: Park, L. E., Troisi, J. D., & Maner, J. K. (2011). Egoistic versus altruistic concerns in communal relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28, 315-335.
Communal Concerns Scale (PDF)