Need to Evaluate Scale (NES)

Jarvis, W. B. G., & Petty, R. E. (1996). The need to evaluate. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(1), 172-194. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.70.1.172


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Description

History of Use

References

Description:

Purpose
The NES was designed to assess the tendency of individuals to form evaluative responses about situations and objects.
Questions
16 items using 5-point scales (1 = extremely uncharacteristic to 5 = extremely characteristic)
Sub-scales
N/A
Domain

Psychometrics

Sample items
  • I form opinions about everything.
  • I prefer to avoid taking extreme positions. (reverse scored)

References:

Scale:
Jarvis, W. B. G., & Petty, R. E. (1996). The need to evaluate. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(1), 172-194. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.70.1.172
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