HONOR SCALE

REFERENCE FOR SCALE

If you use this scale, please cite the following papers:

• Rodriguez Mosquera, P. M., Manstead, A. S. R., & Fischer, A. H. (2002). The role of honor concerns in emotional reactions to offenses. Cognition and Emotion, 16 (1), 143-163.
• Rodriguez Mosquera, P. M. (2016). On the importance of family, morality, masculine and feminine honor for theory and research. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 10/8, 431–443.

SCALE USED FOR ALL ITEMS

7-point scale from 1 (not at all bad) to 7 (very bad). The middle point of the scale can be labeled ‘moderately bad.’

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS AND SCALE ITEMS

Using the 7-point rating scale, please rate the extent to which behaving or having the reputation described in the item would make you feel bad about yourself.

How bad would you feel about yourself if…

1. …your family had a bad reputation?
2. … you betrayed other people?
3. … you wore provocative clothes?
4. … you lack authority over your own family?
5. … you were not loyal to your own values and principles?
6. … you were known as someone who has had many different sexual partners?
7. … you did something to damage your family’s reputation?
8. … you had the reputation of being dishonest with others?
9. … you had sexual relations before marriage?
10. …you were unable to support your own family economically?
11. …you lied to others?
12. …you had the reputation of being someone without sexual experience?
13. … you were unable to defend your family’s reputation?
14. … you were known as someone who lacks authority over your own family?
15. … you change boyfriend/girlfriend often?
16. … you let other people insult your family?
17. … you were hypocritical?
18. … your sister or mother had the reputation of sleeping around?
19. … you did not keep your word?
20. … you were known as someone who cannot support a family?
21. … you had not yet had a sexual relationship?
22. … you were known as someone whom it is easy to sleep with?
23. … you had the reputation of being someone who is not to be trusted?
24. …you did not defend yourself when others insult you?                                              25. …you slept with someone without starting a serious relationship with that person?

Moral integrity: items 2, 5, 8, 11, 17, 19, 23
Family honor: items 1, 7, 13, 16
Feminine honor: items 3, 6, 9, 15, 18, 22, 25
Masculine honor: items 4, 10, 12, 14, 20, 21, 24

IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL IMAGE SCALE

REFERENCE FOR SCALE

If you use this scale, please cite:

• Rodriguez Mosquera, P. M., & Imada, T. (in press). Perceived social image and life satisfaction across cultures. Cognition and Emotion.

SCALE USED FOR ALL ITEMS

7-point scale from 1 (not important at all) to 7 (extremely important). The middle point of the scale can be labeled ‘moderately important.’

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS AND SCALE ITEMS

Please rate how important each of the following are for you.

1. Your social image (i.e., how positively other people think of you).

2. The reputation of your family.

3. Respect (i.e., how much other people respect you)

4. Social image of your family (i.e., how positively other people think of your family).

5. Your reputation.

6. Respect towards your family (i.e., how much others respect your family).