Time Pressure Perception

What it measures

Three seven-point semantic differential items measure the subjective experience of having insufficient time to perform a task. Items capture the presence of time pressure, the adequacy of available time, and the need for more time to complete the task. The scale was used to assess the success of time pressure manipulations in a study of price and product evaluation under constraints.

Response format

7-point semantic differential

Scale items

• no time pressure / too much time pressure
• more than adequate time available / not adequate time available
• need a lot more time to do this task / no more time needed to do this task

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

Usage notes & scoring

Source not identified; appears original to the study. Alpha exceeded .80 in the pretest and was .89 in the main study (n=306 undergraduate business students). No formal validity examination was reported; the scale was used primarily as a manipulation check.

Citation

Suri, R., & Monroe, K. B. (2003). The effects of time constraints on consumers' judgments of prices and products. Journal of Consumer Research, 30(1), 92–104.

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