Sense of Positive Interpersonal Impact

What it measures

Six items capture how much a person feels their actions have produced a meaningful, positive effect on someone else's wellbeing. Developed to measure interpersonal psychological empowerment in the context of social coupon sharing, the scale draws on prosocial impact and employee empowerment literatures.

Response format

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

Scale items

• I feel that I'm making a positive difference in another person's life.
• I feel like I'm making a positive impact for someone else.
• I feel like I'm making a meaningful difference for another person.
• I feel that my action made a positive difference in another person's life.
• My actions made another's life better.
• I had a positive impact on others.

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

Usage notes & scoring

Alpha was .98 in both Study 3 and its pretest. Items blend past and present tense — items 1–3 use present tense ('I feel') while items 4–6 use past tense ('made', 'had'). Users may wish to standardise tense depending on the study context; pretesting is recommended if items are modified.

Citation

Hanson, S., & Yuan, H. (2018). Friends with benefits: Social coupons as a strategy to enhance customers' social empowerment. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 46(4), 768–787.

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