The following are measures developed by and frequently used by our lab.

Citations, which contain more information about each of the measures, are listed as well. Additional articles can be found on the Articles page.

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Regulatory Focus Questionnaire
Download the RFQ in Microsoft Word format.

Higgins, E. T., Friedman, R. S., Harlow, R. E., Idson, L. C., Ayduk, O. N., Taylor, A. (2001). Achievement orientations from subjective histories of success: Promotion pride versus prevention pride. European Journal of Social Psychology, 31, 3-23.

Regulatory Strength Measure
Download the Strength Measure in PsyScope format. PsyScope is available free from the PsyScope Homepage.
You can also download a description of the Strength measure in Microsoft Word format.

Higgins, E. T., Shah, J., & Friedman, R. (1997). Emotional responses to goal attainment: Strength of regulatory focus as moderator. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 515-525.

Regulatory Mode Questionnaire
Download the Regulatory Mode Questionnaire in Microsoft Word format.

Kruglanski, A. W., Thompson, E. P., Higgins, E. T., Atash, M. N., Pierro, A., Shah, J. Y., Spiegel, S. (2000). To "do the right thing" or to "just do it": Locomotion and assessment as distinct self-regulatory imperatives. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 79, 793-815.

Download scoring instructions for the RFQ and Mode Questionnaire in Microsoft Word format.


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