Consideration of Future Consequences Scale.

CFC / CFC-14

What it measures

Individual differences in the extent to which people consider distant versus immediate consequences of their behaviour; two-factor CFC-Future and CFC-Immediate

Length and format

12 (original); 14 (CFC-14). 5-pt or 7-pt Likert (characteristic of me) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

20+ langs approx incl. FR, DE, NL, ES, IT, PT, PL, ZH, JA, TR, RU

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Strathman A, Gleicher F, Boninger DS, Edwards CS. The consideration of future consequences: weighing immediate and distant outcomes of behavior. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1994;66(4):742-752.