Need for Evaluation

What it measures

A multiple-item Likert-type scale designed to measure the extent to which a person chronically engages in evaluative responding across situations and objects, i.

Response format

7-point Likert scale

Scale items

• I form opinions about everything.
• I prefer to avoid taking extreme positions. (r)
• It is very important to me to hold strong opinions.
• I want to know exactly what is good and bad about everything.
• I often prefer to remain neutral about complex issues. (r)

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

Usage notes & scoring

Factor analytic procedures were used to support the scale's structural validity.

Citation

Crowne, Douglas P. and David Marlowe (1960), “A New Scale of Social Desirability Independent of Psychopathology,” Journal of Consulting Psychology, 24 (August), 349-354.

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