Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory – Short Form (PFAI-S)

Conroy et al.‚ 2002

Failure – long Form (PFAI-S)

1. When I am failing‚ it is often because I am not smart enough to perform successfully.

2. When I am failing‚ my future seems uncertain.

3. When I am failing‚ it upsets important others.

4. When I am failing‚ I blame my lack of talent.

5. When I am failing‚ I believe that my future plans will change.

6. When I am failing‚ I expect to be criticized by important others.

7. When I am failing‚ I am afraid that I might not have enough talent.

8. When I am failing‚ it upsets my “plan” for the future.

9. When I am failing‚ I lose the trust of people who are important to me.

10.When I am not succeeding‚ I am less valuable than when I succeed.

11.When I am not succeeding‚ people are less interested in me.

12.When I am failing‚ I am not worried about it affecting my future plans.

13.When I am not succeeding‚ people seem to want to help me less.

14.When I am failing‚ important others are not happy.

15.When I am not succeeding‚ I get down on myself easily.

16.When I am failing‚ I hate the fact that I am not in control of the .

17.When I am not succeeding‚ people tend to leave me alone.

18.When I am failing‚ it is embarrassing if others are there to see it.

19.When I am failing‚ important others are disappointed.

20.When I am failing‚ I believe that everybody knows I am failing.

21.When I am not succeeding‚ some people are not interested in me anymore.

22.When I am failing‚ I believe that my doubters feel that they were right about me.

23.When I am not succeeding‚ my decreases for some people.

24.When I am failing‚ I worry about what others think about me.

25.When I am failing‚ I worry that others may think I am not trying

Failure – Short Form (PFAI-S)

1. When I am failing‚ I am afraid that I might not have enough talent.

2. When I am failing‚ it upsets my “plan” for the future.

3. When I am not succeeding‚ people are less interested in me.

4. When I am failing‚ important others are disappointed.

5. When I am failing‚ I worry about what others think about me.

FSE (.8)‚ FDSE (.74)‚ FUF (.8)‚ FIOLI (.8)‚ FUIO (.78)

-2 “Do Not Believe At All” to +2 “Believe 100% of the Time”

1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)

of Experiencing & Embarrassment (FSE) item # 10‚ 15‚ 18‚ 20‚ 22‚ 24‚ and 25

of Devaluing One’s -Estimate (FDSE) item # 1‚ 4‚ 7‚ and 16

of ha‎ving an Uncertain Future (FUF) item # 2‚ 5‚ 8‚ 12

of Important Others Losing Interest (FIOLI) item # 11‚ 13‚ 17‚ 21‚ and 23

of Upsetting Important Others (FUIO) item # 3‚ 6‚ 9‚ 14‚ and 19

General (FSE+ FDSE+ FUF+ FIOLI+ FUIO)

This instrument can be found at: http://php.scripts.psu.edu/users/d/e/dec9/uploads/3/0/4/0/304067/2003_pfai_users_manual.pdf & http://www.personal.psu.edu/dec9/oldweb/lab/reprints/pfai_man_brf_03a.pdf

Conroy‚ D. E. (2001). Progress in the development of a multidimensional measure of fear of failure: The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI). Anxiety‚ Stress & Coping: An International Journal‚ 14(4)‚ 431-452.

Conroy‚ D. E. (2001). Progress in the development of a multidimensional measure of fear of failure: The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI). Anxiety‚ Stress‚ & Coping‚ 13‚ 431-452.

Conroy‚ D. E.‚ Poczwardowski‚ A.‚ & Henschen‚ K. P. (2001). Evaluative criteria and consequences associated with failure and success among elite performers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology‚ 13‚ 300-322.

Conroy‚ D. E. (2000). The use of performance failure appraisals to conceptualize and assess fear of failure. Unpublished doctoral dissertation‚ University of Utah‚ Salt Lake City.

Conroy‚ D. E. (2001). Fear of failure as an exemplar for social development research in sport. Quest‚ 53‚ 165-183.

Conroy‚ D. E.‚ Willow‚ J. P.‚ & Metzler‚ J. N. (2002). Multidimensional fear of failure measurement: The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology‚ 14‚ 76-90.

Conroy‚ D. E. (2002). Representational models associated with fear of failure in adolescents and young adults. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Conroy‚ D. E. & Metzler‚ J. N. (2002). Patterns of self-talk associated with different forms of competitive anxiety. Manuscript submitted for publication.

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