Researchers have our permission to use these measures in their research. For information about reliability and validity‚ see Crocker & Canevello‚ 2008‚ Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. If you have questions about how to use or think about the measures‚ feel free to contact us: Jennifer Crocker [email protected] or Amy Canevello [email protected].
It is helpful to remember that people can have compassionate and self-image goals simultaneously; they are not opposite ends of a continuum. In addition‚ people can approach their most important goals with either a compassionate or a self-image goal orientation‚ or both. For example‚ when we asked a sample of incoming college freshmen about their most important academic goal for the semester‚ almost all of them mentioned a GPA they would like to receive. Yet‚ despite their shared overarching goal‚ these students differed in how much they had compassionate and self-image goals for academics. That is‚ people with compassionate and self-image goals don’t necessarily care about or do different things; rather‚ they approach their important goals with different motivational perspectives on the relation between the self and others‚ and with different intentions toward others
FRIENDSHIP COMPASSIONATE AND SELF-IMAGE GOALS SCALE
COMPASSIONATE GOALS: items 1‚ 4‚ 5‚ 8‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12
SELF-IMAGE GOALS: items 2‚ 3‚ 6‚ 7‚ 9‚ 13
SCORING: Take the mean of items in each subscale.
COMPASSIONATE GOALS: items 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 9‚ 10‚ 13
SELF-IMAGE GOALS: items 3‚ 8‚ 11‚ 12‚ 14‚ 15‚ 16
SCORING: Take the mean of items in each subscale.
CITATION:
Crocker‚ J.‚ & Canevello‚ A. (2008). Creating and undermining social support in communal relationships: The role of compassionate and self-image goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology‚ 95‚ 555-575.
FRIENDSHIP COMPASSIONATE AND SELF-IMAGE GOALS SCALE
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In the past week‚ in the area of friendships‚ how much did you want or try to: |
Not at All |
A little |
Somewhat |
A lot |
Extremely |
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avoid doing things that aren’t helpful to me or others |
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3 |
4 |
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avoid the possibility of being wrong |
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4 |
5 |
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3. |
get others to recognize or acknowledge your positive qualities |
1 |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
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4. |
avoid being selfish or self-centered |
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3 |
4 |
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5. |
have compassion for others’ mistakes and weaknesses |
1 |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
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6. |
avoid being rejected by others |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
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7. |
avoid taking risks or making mistakes |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
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8. |
be constructive in your comments to others |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
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9. |
avoid showing your weaknesses |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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10. |
avoid doing anything that would be harmful to others |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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11. |
be supportive of others |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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12. |
make a positive difference in someone else’s life |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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13. |
convince others that you are right |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
ROOMMATE COMPASSIONATE AND SELF-IMAGE GOALS SCALE
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TODAY in my relationship with my roommate‚ I wanted / tried to . . . |
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A little |
Somewhat |
A lot |
Extremely |
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1. |
Have compassion for my roommate’s mistakes and weaknesses. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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2. |
Make a positive difference in my roommate’s life. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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3. |
Avoid the possibility of being wrong. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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4. |
Be supportive of my roommate. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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5. |
Avoid neglecting my relationship with my roommate. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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6. |
Avoid being selfish or self-centered. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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7. |
Avoid doing things that aren’t helpful to me or my roommate. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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8. |
Avoid showing my weaknesses. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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9. |
Be constructive in my comments to my roommate. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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10. |
Avoid doing anything that would be harmful to my roommate. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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11. |
Get my roommate to do things my way. |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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12. |
Avoid being blamed or criticized. |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
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13. |
Be aware of the impact my behavior might have on my roommate’s feelings. |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
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14. |
Demonstrate my intelligence. |
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5 |
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15. |
Convince my roommate that I am right. |
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3 |
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5 |
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16. |
Avoid coming across as unintelligent or incompetent. |
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http://faculty.psy.ohio-state.edu/crocker/lab/goals.php#4