Responsibility (Sharing)
Responsibility (Sharing)
4 items
2021
α 0.79-0.93
Free
Peck, J., Kirk, C.P., Luangrath, A.W., & Shu, S.B.
What it measures
The flip side — belief that responsibility is spread across a group rather than resting on any one person — across four items.
Response Format
7-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree)
Representative items
- I think there are many people who feel a sense of responsibility for this _____.
- I believe many other people in this _____ would feel responsible for the _____.
- Responsibility for this _____ is divided among many.
- There are many other people who will take responsibility for caring for this _____.
Citation
Peck, J., Kirk, C.P., Luangrath, A.W., & Shu, S.B. (2021). Caring for the Commons: Using Psychological Ownership to Enhance Stewardship Behavior for Public Goods. Journal of Marketing, 85(2), 33–49.
Keywords
responsibilitydiffusion of responsibilitygroup behaviour