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Prosocialness Scale for Adults

(PSA)

Research Group
CBPI
Contacts Marina Isabel Vieira Antunes da Cunha

TITLE OF THE PORTUGUESE VERSION

Escala de Prosocialidade para Adultos

ORIGINAL VERSION

Prosocialness Scale for Adults (PSA; Caprara et al., 2005)

PORTUGUESE VERSION

Cunha, M., & Tomás, A. B., 2022

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Prosocialness Scale for Adults – PSA is a 16-item self-response instrument that assesses four categories of actions: Sharing, Helping, Caring and Experiencing Empathy towards other people. Each item is answered using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from Never/Almost Never (1) to Always/Almost Always (5). Higher scores on this instrument translate into more pro-social behaviour. The items are distributed in two dimensions, the dimension of pro-social actions and the dimension related to pro-social feelings.

REFERENCES

  • Tomás, A.B., Cunha, M., Massano-Cardoso, I., & Galhardo, A. (2024). Pró-sociabilidade e saúde mental: Validação da versão portuguesa da Prosocialness Scale for Adults. e-Psi, 13(1), 46-65.

  • Caprara, G. V., Steca, P., Zelli, A., & Capanna, C. (2005). A new scale for measuring adults’ prosocialness. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 21(2), 77-89. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759.21.2.77

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