Belief in Collective Emotions Scale
Instructions: Circle how strongly you agree with each statement.
Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly
Agree
Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly
Agree
Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly
Agree
Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly
Agree
Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly
Agree
Citation: Reysen, S., & Branscombe, N. R. (2007, January). Belief in collective emotions scale: Construction, validation, and an examination of strategic expression. Poster presented at the 8th annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Study 1
Participants: N = 150, 51.3% women, 19.23 yrs. old, SD = 1.93
Salient Group: American
Mean Score: 6.14 (SD = 1.12)
Alpha: .83
Variance: 59.89%
Correlations: American identification (r = .33), Whole Group Accountability (r = .17), Collective Guilt Assignment (r = .40), Patriotism (r = .37), Group Attachment Avoidance (r = -.36), Group Attachment Anxiety (r = -.24)
Study 2
Participants: N = 330, 50% women, 19.3 yrs. old, SD = 2.17
Correlation: CPI Social Desirability (r = .03, n.s.)
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