Self-Report Altruism Scale (SRA)

Rushton, J. P., Chrisjohn, R. D., & Fekken, G. C. (1981). The altruistic personality and the self-report altruism scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 2(4), 293-302.doi:10.1016/0191-8869(81)90084-2

The measure: Rushton et a. (1981) The Self Report Altruism Scale.doc

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	Description
	History of Use
	References

Description:

Purpose		The SRA was designed to assess altruism via self-report.
Questions		20 items with 5 response options: never, once, more than once, often, & very often. Each item is scored from 0 to 4.
Sub-scales		N/A
Domain
Psychometrics
Sample items		I have given directions to a stranger. I have donated blood.

References:

Scale:

Rushton, J. P., Chrisjohn, R. D., & Fekken, G. C. (1981). The altruistic personality and the self-report altruism scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 2(4), 293-302.doi:10.1016/0191-8869(81)90084-2

Selected Uses:

Smith, J. D., & Shaffer, D. R. (1986). Self-consciousness, self-reported altruism, and helping behavior. //Social Behavior and Personality, 14//(2), 215-220.

Eisenberg, N., Guthrie, I. K., Murphy, B. C., Shepard, S. A., Cumberland, A., & Carlo, G. (1999). Consistency and development of prosocial dispositions: a longitudinal study. Child Development, 70(6), 1360-1372.doi: 10.1111/1467-8624.00100

Brown, W. M., Palameta, B., & Moore, C. (2003). Are there nonverbal cues to commitment? an exploratory study using the zero-acquaintance video presentation paradigm. Evolutionary Psychology, 1, 42-69.

Achille, M., Soos, J., Fortin, M. C., Paquet, M., & Hebert, M. J. (2007). Differences in psychosocial profiles between men and women living kidney donors. Clinical Transplant, 21, 314-320. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00641.x

Mehu, M., Grammer, K., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2007). Smiles when sharing. Evolution and Human Behavior, 28, 415-422. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.05.010

Otto, Philipp E. & Bolle, Friedel (2011). Multiple facets of altruism and their influence on blood donation. The Journal of Socio-Economics, 40, 558-563. doi: 10.1016/j.socec.2011.04.010

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