The scale measures how confined and free-choice-deprived a person feels in response to something, a core measure in psychological reactance research.
Sliding scale (0=not at all, 100=a lot)
Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.
Bertini and Aydinli (2020) cited Rains and Turner (2007) as the scale's source, though that article itself didn't state where its version came from either — the deeper origin is unclear. Used across two studies (MTurk and Prolific samples). Reliability was excellent (α = .918–.943). Validity wasn't discussed. Note: Bertini and Aydinli used a 0–100 sliding scale, while Rains and Turner used a 10-point Likert scale — the item wording itself was also only partially reported by both, so treat exact phrasing as approximate. A related scale on this site, Threat to Freedom (Message), measures a more message-specific version of this construct.
Bertini, Marco and Aylin Aydinli (2020), "Consumer Reactance to Promotional Favors," Journal of Retailing, 96 (4), 578-589.
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