Measuring how responsible we are – The development and validation of the personal social responsibility scale (PSRS-Q19)

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to introduce the Personal Social Responsibility Scale – a tool used to measure the intensity and multidimensionality of Personal Social Responsibility, and the process of its’ creation. The authors conceptualized the scale and conducted research on a sample of 3019 people. Based on this research, a 19-question scale was built, referring to 6 dimensions of social responsibility: Self-Responsibility, Care for Natural Resources, Care for Animals, Care for Family and Friends, Care for the Future of the World, and Activism.