Purpose
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The RTC was designed to assess individuals' tendencies "to resist or avoid making changes, to devalue change generally, and to find change aversive across diverse contexts and types of change."
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Questions
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17 items using 6-point ratings (1 = strongly disagree to 6 = strongly agree)
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Sub-scales
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4 sub-scales:
- Routine Seeking (RS): the behavioral component of resistance to change, "inclination to adopt routines"
- Emotional Reaction (ER): the affective component of resistance to change, "the amount of stress and uneasiness" induced by change
- Short-term Focus (SF): the affective component of resistance to change, "the extent to which individuals are distracted by the short-term inconveniences" associated with change
- Cognitive Rigidity (CR): the cognitive component of resistance to change, "frequency and ease with which people change their minds"
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Domain
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Psychometrics
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Sample items
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- I generally consider changes to be a negative thinking. (RS)
- When I am informed of a change of plans, I tense up a bit. (ER)
- Changing plans seems like a real hassle to me. (SF)
- I don't change my mind easily. (CR)
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- Arciniega, L. M., & Gonzalez, L. (2009). Validation of the Spanish-language version of the resistance to change scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 46(2), 178-182. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.09.024
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- Oreg, S., Nevo, O., Metzer, H., Leder, N., & Castro, D. (2009). Dispositional resistance to change and occupational interests and choices. Journal of Career Assessment, 17(3), 312-323. doi: 10.1177/1069072708330599
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- Oreg, S., Bayazit, M., Vakola, M., Arciniega, L., Armenakis, A., Barkauskiene, R., et al. (2008). Dispositional resistance to change: Measurement equivalence and the link to personal values across 17 nations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(4), 935-944. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.935
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- Foster, R. D. (2010). Resistance, Justice, and Commitment to Change. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 21(1), 3-39. doi: 10.1002/hrdq.20035
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