The scale measures how favorably a person views surgery as a solution to a problem — whether it seems like a feasible option, a reasonable choice, or something they would actually consider. Three items were developed to test how framing information, such as the anticipated likelihood of good versus bad news, shapes preferences in medical decision-making.
7-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree)
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Source not stated by Barasz and Hagerty (2021), who appear to have created the scale themselves; used with Prolific participants. Reliability was excellent (α = .96). Validity wasn't separately discussed. A reverse-worded variant of the scale (framed around not having surgery) was also used in the same research.
Barasz, K., & Hagerty, S.F. (2021). Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News. Journal of Consumer Research, 48(2), 270–288.
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