Indecisiveness

What it measures

A three-item likert scale designed to measure the degree to which a person expresses having difficulty making decisions.

Response format

6-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 6=strongly agree)

Scale items

• Right now I would describe myself as indecisive.
• I am struggling with the decision about the __________.
• I feel uncertain about what to do.
• A name for or brief description of the decision should be placed in the blank.

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

Usage notes & scoring

Internal consistency (alpha = .84) was reported in the primary study. Formal validity assessment was not reported by the original authors.

Citation

Kardes, Frank R., Bob M. Fennis, Edward R. Hirt, Zakary L. Tormala, and Brian Bullington (2007), “The Role of the Need for Cognitive Closure in the Effectiveness of the Disrupt-Then-Reframe Influence Technique,” Journal of Consumer Research, 34 (3), 377-3.

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