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Encouragement Felt After Making the Decision

ENCDPost-Decision Encouragement
8 items 2020 α 0.81 Free Shang, J., Reed, A., Sargeant, A., & Carpenter, K.

What it measures

An eight-item scale measuring the positive emotional uplift a consumer feels after making a decision — specifically the sense of being encouraged, invigorated, heartened, and uplifted, balanced against four reverse-scored items capturing discouragement, disappointment, disheartenment, and feeling let down. The scale captures the net positive emotional consequence of a decision, distinguishing encouraged consumers who feel energised by their choice from those who feel deflated.

Representative items

Citation

Shang, Jen, Americus Reed, Adrian Sargeant, and Kathryn Carpenter (2020). Marketplace donations: The role of moral identity discrepancy and gender. Journal of Marketing Research, 57(2), 375–393.

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