Regulatory Focus Questionnaire.

RFQ

What it measures

regulatory focus; promotion focus (promotion pride); prevention focus (prevention pride)

Length and format

11 items. 5-point Likert; 6 promotion + 5 prevention items (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Validated in German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch and other languages

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Higgins, E. T., Friedman, R. S., 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.