Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
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. Subscore(s): Regulatory Focus, Promotion, Prevention
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
Post secondary
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Self Awareness ; Self Management ; Regulatory Focus ; Promotion ; Prevention
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
Open Access
Yes
Setting
Undefined
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
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
