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Prosocialness Scale For Adults

The document describes a 15-item prosocialness scale for adults developed by Caprara et al. in 2005. Respondents rate how often they engage in various prosocial behaviors on a 5-point scale from never to always. Higher total scores on the scale indicate greater self-reported prosocial behavior. The scale measures behaviors like helping friends, sharing resources, empathy, volunteering, and sensing others' discomfort.

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Prosocialness Scale For Adults

The document describes a 15-item prosocialness scale for adults developed by Caprara et al. in 2005. Respondents rate how often they engage in various prosocial behaviors on a 5-point scale from never to always. Higher total scores on the scale indicate greater self-reported prosocial behavior. The scale measures behaviors like helping friends, sharing resources, empathy, volunteering, and sensing others' discomfort.

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Prosocialness Scale for Adults

Caprara et al. (2005)

The following statements describe a large number of common situations. There are no right or
wrong answers; the best answer is the immediate, spontaneous one. Read each phrase carefully
and fill in the number that reflects your first reaction.

1 2 3 4 5
Never/Almost Never Rarely Occasionally Often Always/Almost Always

1. I am pleased to help my friends/colleagues in their activities. 1 2 3 4 5

2. I share the things that I have with my friends. 1 2 3 4 5

3. I try to help others. 1 2 3 4 5

4. I am available for volunteer activities to help those who are in need. 1 2 3 4 5

5. I am empathic with those who are in need. 1 2 3 4 5

6. I help immediately those who are in need. 1 2 3 4 5

7. I do what I can to help others avoid getting into trouble. 1 2 3 4 5

8. I intensely feel what others feel 1 2 3 4 5

9. I am willing to make my knowledge and abilities available to others 1 2 3 4 5

10. I try to console those who are sad . 1 2 3 4 5

11. I easily lend money or other things 1 2 3 4 5

12. I easily put myself in the shoes of those who are in discomfort 1 2 3 4 5

13. I try to be close to and take care of those who are in need 1 2 3 4 5

14. I easily share with friends any good opportunity that comes to me 1 2 3 4 5

15. I spend time with those friends who feel lonely 1 2 3 4 5

16. I immediately sense my friends’ discomfort even 1 2 3 4 5


when it is not directly communicated to me.
• The score is obtained by summing the responses and finding the mean.
• Higher scores on this measure reflect greater self-reported prosocial behavior.

SOURCE
Caprara, Gian & Steca, Patrizia & Zelli, Arnaldo & Capanna, Cristina. (2005). A New Scale for
Measuring Adults’ Prosocialness. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 21, 77-89.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240218660_A_New_Scale_for_Measuring_Adults'_Pr
osocialness

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