This scale gauges how dedicated, loving, and good a person felt while performing a caregiving task for someone close to them. Garcia-Rada, Steffel, Williams, and Norton (2022) developed and used it across nine studies examining why consumers value effortful over easy caregiving.
7-point scale (not at all to very much); a 2-item short form is also available
Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.
The three-item version was highly reliable across studies, with alphas ranging from .91 to .96 (web appendix, pp. 7, 13). A two-item short form (items 1 and 3) correlated at r = .71 and r = .79 across two supplemental studies, equivalent to alphas of .830 and .883 using the Spearman-Brown formula. The word "caregiver" can be swapped for a more relationship-specific term such as friend, mother, or nurse.
Garcia-Rada, Ximena, Mary Steffel, Elanor F. Williams, and Michael I. Norton (2022), "Consumers Value Effort over Ease When Caring for Close Others," Journal of Consumer Research, 48 (6), 970-990.
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