Prosperity

What it measures

The scale measures a felt sense of prosperity or abundance, relevant to research on wealth perceptions and their downstream effects on behavior.

Response format

7-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree)

Scale items

• fortunate
• well-off
• prosperous
• privileged

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

Usage notes & scoring

Source not stated by Jami, Kouchaki, and Gino (2021), who used the scale with MTurk participants. Reliability was good (α = .88). Validity wasn't separately assessed.

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Citation

Jami, A., Kouchaki, M., & Gino, F. (2021). I Own, So I Help Out: How Psychological Ownership Increases Prosocial Behavior. Journal of Consumer Research, 47(5), 698–715.

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