RDS-SF · Current level of depletion in regulatory resources

Regulatory Depletion Scale-Short Form

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Overview

Regulatory Depletion Scale-Short Form

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

Construct
Current level of depletion in regulatory resources
Target Population
Adults in repeated-measures or state-assessment contexts. In this article, it was tested in a university student sample.
Response Format
7-point Likert scale, from 1 = not at all true to 7 = completely true
Number of Items
5 items
Year
2014
Adaptation Year
2025

Statistics

Reliability

Within-person omega was .89 in the pilot study.

Evidence

Validity Notes

MCFA showed acceptable fit after one residual covariance was freed. Loadings ranged from .73 to 1.00 at the within-person level and from .63 to .94 at the between-person level.

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How to Cite

Peker, M., & Bağlıcakoğlu, G. (2025). Task-related fluctuations in action-state orientation: Roles of anticipated task difficulty and task-related affect. Motivation and Emotion, 49(2), 103-119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-024-10108-8

Validation Article

DOI

Citation for Original Scale

Johnson, R. E., Lanaj, K., & Barnes, C. M. (2014). The good and bad of being fair: Effects of procedural and interpersonal justice behaviors on regulatory resources. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99(4), 635–650. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035647