Attitudes toward Singlehood Scale (AtSS)

Attitudes toward Singlehood Scale

Below are 9 items that may or may not apply to you. Select a score from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree) to indicate the extent to which you agree with the item.

There is NO right or wrong answer.

1. I feel happy when I am single.

2. I feel positive for being single.

3. I feel comfortable being single.

4. I choose to commit myself to establish a career rather than a romantic relationship.

5. I have better control over my life when I am single.

6. I stay single to have more personal space.

7. I do not need to get into a romantic relationship to live a happy life.

8. Engaging in a romantic relationship is not important.

9. I think my life is complete even without a romantic partner.

Scoring

To generate an affective subscale score, average scores on items 1, 2, and 3. To generate a behavioral subscale score, average scores on items 4, 5, and 6. To generate a cognitive subscale score, average scores on items 7, 8, and 9. Finally, to calculate an overall score, average scores from all 9 items.

Reference:

Tan, C.-S., Cheng, S. M., & George, S. (2021). Development and validation of the Attitudes toward Singlehood Scale among undergraduate students in Malaysia and India. Collabra: Psychology, 7(1), 24808. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.24808  (open access)

Copyright statement:

Creative Commons NonCommercial CC BY-NC. Permission is not required for academic uses. For commercial uses, contact Chee-Seng Tan, Ph.D. at cstan(at)outlook.my for information.

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