Regulatory Focus Questionnaire (RFQ)

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The Regulatory Focus Questionnaire (RFQ) differentiates between: A prevention focus that emphasizes safety and responsibility, views goals as oughts, and is concerned with non-losses and losses. The RFQ was derived from a factor analysis of items assessing the history of individuals’ success at promotion and prevention tasks over the course of their lives. This questionnaire consists of 11 items that are answered on a scale of 1-5.

Content

Topics
Student Well-Being and Mental Health
Tags
Social and emotional learning
Grades
Post secondary
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
11 items
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Contact

Higgins Lab at Columbia University - PI: E. Tory Higgins @ cuhigginslab@gmail.com

Link
https://cuhigginslab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/RFQ.pdf
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Camacho, C. J., Higgins, E. T., & Luger, L. (2003). Moral value transfer from regulatory fit: What feels right is right and what feels wrong is wrong. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(3), 498-510. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.498

Cesario, J., & Higgins, E. T. (2008). Making message recipients "feel right": How nonverbal cues can increase persuasion. Psychological Science, 19(5), 415-420. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02102.x

Higgins, E. T., Friedman, R., Harlow, R. E., Idson, L. C., Ayduk, O. N., & Taylor, A. (2001). Achievement orientations from subjective histories of success: Promotion pride versus prevention pride. European Journal of Social Psychology, 31(1), 3-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.27

Lockwood, P., Jordan, C. H., & Kunda, Z. (2002). Motivation by positive or negative role models: Regulatory focus determines who will best inspire us. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(4), 854-864. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.83.4.854

Molden, D. C., & Higgins, E. T. (2004). Categorization under uncertainty: Resolving vagueness and ambiguity with eager versus vigilant strategies. Social Cognition, 22(2), 248-277. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.22.2.248.35461

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Higgins, E.T., Roney, C.J., Crowe, E., & Hymes, C. (1994). Ideal versus ought predilections for approach and avoidance distinct self-regulatory systems. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 276-286. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.66.2.276

Item Type
Likert