Measuring the Situational Eight DIAMONDS Characteristics of Situations
An Optimization of the RSQ-8 to the S8*
Abstract
Abstract. It has been suggested that people perceive psychological characteristics of situations on eight major dimensions (Rauthmann et al., 2014): The “Situational Eight” DIAMONDS (Duty, Intellect, Adversity, Mating, pOsitivity, Negativity, Deception, Sociality). These dimensions have been captured with the 32-item RSQ-8. The current work optimizes the RSQ-8 to derive more economical yet informative and precise scales, captured in the newly developed S8*. Nomological associations of the original RSQ-8 and the S8* with situation cues (extracted from written situation descriptions) were compared. Application areas of the S8* are outlined.
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