Role Perception Scale

Domain:         Attitudes to Relationships/Marriage

Measure:        Role Perception Scale (RPS; Richardson & Alpert, 1980)

[The instrument is intended to be used in conjunction with a projective technique where the respondent first writes brief stories in response to the roles of work, marriage, parenting, the combination of work and marriage roles, and the combination of the work and parenting roles. Respondents are given the first sentence and instructed to write a brief story (in 5 minutes or less) which addresses four concerns: what led up to the event in the story, a description of what is happening at the moment, a description of what the character is thinking and feeling at the moment, and the outcome of the story. (Corcoran & Fischer, 2000)]

 

Please indicate whether each statement is True or False for the main character in your story. Record your answer in the space to the left of each statement by writing “T” if it is true of the main character of “F” if the statement is false for the main character.

1. She (he) has very little to say about how her (his) day is spent.
2. What she (he) does is different on different days.
3. Her (his) activities from day to day are varied.
4. She (he) is not able to do unusual things.
5. She (he) is expected to follow set rules.
6. She (he) seldom tries out new ideas.
7. She (he) thinks up unusual activities for others to do.
8. She (he) thinks about different ideas every day.
9. She (he) can choose what she (he) will do each day.
10. She (he) is involved in the same kind of activities every day.
11. She (he) seldom feels bored.
12. She (he) probably wouldn’t be there if she (he) didn’t have to be.
13. She (he) is often curious.
14. She (he) puts a lot of energy into what she (he) does.
15. She (he) only does what she (he) has to do.
16. She (he) wants to do what she (he) is doing.
17. She (he) seldom daydreams.
18. She (he) is thinking about something else.
19. She (he) would rather be doing something other than what she (he) is doing.
20. She (he) doesn’t really care.
21. She (he) feels discourages.
22. She (he) enjoys her (his) life.
23. She (he) feels happy.
24. She (he) often feels like smiling.
25. She (he) is often thinking “it’s unfair”.
26. She (he) thinks it’s hopeless.
27. Something is troubling her (him).
28. She (he) often thinks that her (his) life is good.
29. She (he) seldom has headaches.
30. She (he) often feels like arguing.

31. She (he) tries hard to be best.
32. Winning is very important to her (him).
33. She (he) doesn’t’ mind losing.
34. She (he) seldom competes with others.
35. She (he) tries to do things better than other people.
36. She (he) doesn’t care about whether others get things done first.
37. She (he) usually tries to get things done before others.
38. She (he) compares what she (he) does with what others do.
39. She (he) doesn’t care if she (he) wins or loses.
40. She (he) doesn’t’ feel pressured to compete.

Note: Parentheses indicate changes for male form.

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