Caregiving (State)

Name: Caregiving (State)
Creator: Garcia-Rada, X., Steffel, M., Williams, E. F., & Norton, M. I.
Published: 2022
License: https://psychometricscales.com/methodology.html

Momentary Feelings of Dedication and Warmth While Caregiving

3 items 2022 α 0.91 to 0.96 across studies (3-item version); equivalent alpha of .830 and .883 for the 2-item version (from correlations of .71 and .79) Free Garcia-Rada, X., Steffel, M., Williams, E. F., & Norton, M. I.

What it measures

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.

Scale items

I felt like a dedicated caregiver.
I felt like a loving caregiver.
I felt like a good caregiver.

Citation

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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