This three-item scale measures the emotional value an object holds because it brings back important personal memories of other people or past events. Hamby, Tezer, and Escalas (2023) used it with 126 U.S. university students in a study reported in their web appendix, as part of research on how eudaimonic narratives raise the value of featured products. The items were written from Givi and Galak's (2017) definition of sentimental value.
7-point Likert (1 = strongly disagree, 7 = strongly agree)
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Alpha was .88 (Hamby, Tezer, and Escalas 2023, web appendix, p. 25). Validity was not discussed. See also Eudaimonic Symbolism of the Object (ID 90393), from the same article, and Connectedness to the Possession (ID 2124).
Hamby, Anne, Ali Tezer, and Jennifer Edson Escalas (2023), "Significant Objects: How Eudaimonic Narratives Enhance the Value of Featured Products," Journal of Advertising, 52 (3), 406-422.
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