Self-disclosure (Lack of Censorship)

What it measures

The scale captures how uncensored or unfiltered a piece of self-disclosure feels, relevant to research on social media posting behavior.

Response format

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

Scale items

• To what extent is the writer expressing potentially controversial statements/views?
• To what extent is the writer expressing views that may be offensive to others?
• To what extent does it seem like the writer was impulsive when writing his/her _____?

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

Usage notes & scoring

Melumad and Meyer (2020) appear to have built this scale by drawing concepts and wording from prior self-disclosure work, particularly Barak and Gluck-Ofri; used with a large MTurk sample assessing tweets. Reliability was good (α = .85). Some supporting analysis was conducted on the Study 1 data, though formal validity wasn't discussed.

Citation

Melumad, S., & Meyer, R. (2020). Full Disclosure: How Smartphones Enhance Consumer Self-Disclosure. Journal of Marketing, 84(3), 28-45.

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