App-Based Goal Pursuit Efficacy

What it measures

Three items measure the degree to which a respondent believes a specific app would make them feel more confident, capable, and positive about pursuing a defined set of goals. Developed by the authors with conceptual input from prior efficacy measures, it was used with undergraduate students and applied to academic goal pursuit.

Response format

9-point scale (1=not at all, 9=very much)

Scale items

• To what extent could this app make you feel confident to pursue your _____ goals?
• To what extent could this app make you feel good about taking care of your _____ goals?
• To what extent could this app make you feel more capable do you feel with respect to your _____ goals?

Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.

Usage notes & scoring

Blanks should be filled with the type of goal being studied (e.g., 'academic', 'fitness'). Item 3 contains the phrase 'do you feel' that may be an editorial error in the original; deleting this phrase is suggested without altering the item's meaning — verify with the original article.

Citation

Salerno, A., Laran, J., & Janiszewski, C. (2019). The bad can be good: When benign and malicious envy motivate goal pursuit. Journal of Consumer Research, 46(2), 388–405.

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