Associate Professor · Department of Psychology

Scales & Measures

Measurement instruments are standardized tools used in scientific research to assess psychological constructs that cannot be directly observed. The scales listed below were developed, translated, or adapted into Turkish by my colleagues and me. These scales may be used solely for scientific research, provided that ethical principles are followed and proper citation is given; no additional permission is required for their use. The use of these scales for purposes such as clinical diagnosis, psychological assessment, personnel selection, or similar applications is not appropriate from either a scientific or an ethical standpoint.

All psychological scales developed, adapted, and translated by my colleagues and me.

AdaptedACS-T

Action Control Scale

Individual differences in using volitional abilities to initiate and maintain intended actions

23 items3 factors

Action–state orientation refers to individual differences in using volitional self-regulatory abilities to disengage from goal-interfering thoughts and affect, initiate intended actions under demanding conditions, and maintain goal pursuit until completion.

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DevelopedASO-T

Task-related action-state orientation

Situational/task-specific fluctuations in action–state orientation

8 items2 factors

This scale measures how state-oriented a person is with respect to a specific task they completed, focusing on difficulty initiating the task and intrusive thoughts that interfere with staying focused. It is designed for repeated, within-person assessment of momentary or episodic self-regulatory states in relation to academic tasks. Main use cases include diary, longitudinal, and repeated-measures studies examining situational antecedents and consequences of self-regulation in tasks.

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TranslatedBNSW

Basic Need Satisfaction at Work Scale

Degree to which autonomy, competence, and relatedness needs are satisfied at work

21 items3 factors

A work-domain scale that assesses the extent to which employees experience autonomy, competence, and relatedness need satisfaction at work.

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TranslatedCALL-S

Calling Scale

Seeing one’s work as a calling

12 items

A scale that assesses the extent to which a person experiences work as a central, meaningful, and identity-defining calling.

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TranslatedCOA

Climate of Authenticity Scale

A work climate that accepts authentic emotional expression

6 items

Shared perceptions that genuine emotions can be expressed safely and openly in the work unit.

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AdaptedIPANAT-TR

Implicit Positive and Negative Affect Test – Turkish Form

Indirectly assessed positive and negative affect

36 items2 factors

An indirect affect measure that assesses implicit positive and negative affect through participants’ evaluations of artificial words on emotion adjectives. 36 ratings in total; 6 artificial words are evaluated on 6 affect adjectives

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AdaptedPMPS

Preference for the Merit Principle Scale

Degree of endorsing merit-based resource allocation

8 items

A measure of individual preference for distributing resources according to people’s contributions and qualifications.

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TranslatedPOVC

Person–Organization Value Congruence Scale

Degree of perceived value similarity with the organization

3 items

A subjective fit measure assessing the perceived overlap between employees’ personal values and organizational values.

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TranslatedRDS-SF

Regulatory Depletion Scale-Short Form

Current level of depletion in regulatory resources

5 items

A 5-item state regulatory depletion scale used by Johnson et al. (2014) to assess short-term depletion.

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TranslatedSADS

State Affective Delivery Performance Scale

Degree of warm and friendly emotional display in daily service interactions

9 items2 factors

Daily performance of socially appropriate, warm, and sincere emotional displays toward customers.

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TranslatedSATC

Surface Acting Toward Coworkers Scale

Degree of suppressing real emotions in coworker interactions

5 items

Regulating emotional displays toward coworkers by suppressing true feelings and showing emotions that are not genuinely felt.

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TranslatedSBIS

Supervisor Behavioral Integrity for Safety Scale

Perceived alignment between the supervisor’s safety-related words and actions

6 items

Employee perception of whether the supervisor’s safety-related promises, instructions, and practices are consistent.

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TranslatedSBS

Safety Behavior Scale

Degree of performing safety-related work behaviors

6 items2 factors

A measure of employees’ safety-related task behaviors and discretionary safety-supporting behaviors.

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TranslatedSELS

State Emotional Labor Scale

Degree of daily emotional labor in customer interactions

13 items3 factors

Daily emotional labor strategies used by employees to regulate felt or displayed emotions during customer interactions, including surface acting, deep acting, and naturally felt emotional displays.

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TranslatedSMS

Safety Motivation Scale

Seeing workplace safety as important and worth the effort

3 items

Employee motivation to invest effort in maintaining and improving safety at work.

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TranslatedSPANAS

State Positive and Negative Affect Schedule

Degree of daily positive and negative affect

20 items2 factors

A mood-adjective checklist assessing how strongly individuals experienced daily positive and negative affective states.

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TranslatedTDS

Task Difficulty Scale

Perceived difficulty of a specific academic task

4 items

The 4-item task difficulty dimension of the Task-Goal Attribute Questionnaire, adapted to represent a specific academic task.

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TranslatedTMSC

Top-management Safety Climate Perceptions Scale

Perceived top-management priority for workplace safety

16 items

Employee perception of the extent to which top management prioritizes workplace safety and supports this priority through decisions, practices, and resources.

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TranslatedTOQ-TRW

Thought Occurrence Questionnaire – Task-Relevant Worries Dimension

Task-relevant worries during concentration

9 items

Worries and intrusive thoughts experienced while trying to concentrate on a task.

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TranslatedTR-PANA

Task-related positive and negative affect

Positive and negative affect triggered by a specific completed task

10 items2 factors

This scale measures how much a specific task made participants feel positive versus negative affect. It is designed to capture task-specific, state-like affective reactions rather than general affectivity.

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TranslatedWAMI

Work and Meaning Inventory

Experiencing work as valued and meaningful

10 items3 factors

Work experienced as personally significant work that feels valuable beyond practical rewards.

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