Psyc350 Project Pre-Proposal:Variables & References:

Interpersonal Relationship Data Set

Step #1 – Pick one of the following as your “Core variable”– make it bold & increase the font size.
  • Liking People Scale
  • Interpersonal Trust Scale
  • Dating subscale
  • Assertion subscale
  • Predictability subscale
  • Dependability subscale
  • Faith subscale
  • Total Trust scale
  • Miller Social Intimacy Scale
  • Emotional Reliance subscale
  • Lack of Self-confidence subscale
  • Assertion of Autonomy subscale
  • Assertiveness subscale
  • Aggressiveness subscale
  • Internal Versus External Locus of Control Scale
/ Step #2 – Find three references:
  • Each of these should contain the core variable (or a variable that is similar enough to be the basis for RH: about your core variable)
  • References must be peer-reviewed research articles (not books, encyclopedia chapters, book chapters or literature reviews, or websites)
  • These should be the same references that you use in the Introduction and Discussion of your research report
  • Give the proper APA reference below
Reference #1
Reference #2
Reference #3
Step #3 –Picking other variables for your project. At least some of these choices should correspond to variables from your three references, so you can use those references to support your research hypotheses (which you will specify during the next stage of the research project).Pick one variable from each column (Do not pick your “core variable”_ – make it bold & increase the font size.
Variable #1 Quantitative
  • What is your age ?
  • How many siblings do you have ?
  • How many times did you move as a child ?
  • What was the population of your hometown ?
  • What is your current GPA
  • How many close friends do you currently have ?
  • How long was your current or last relationship? Months
  • Please rate the seriousness of your current or last relationship
  • How many different dating relationships have you been in during the last year ?
  • Liking People Scale
  • Interpersonal Trust Scale
  • Dating subscale
  • Assertion subscale
  • Predictability subscale
  • Dependability subscale
  • Faith subscale
  • Total Trust scale
  • Miller Social Intimacy Scale
  • Emotional Reliance subscale
  • Lack of Self-confidence subscale
  • Assertion of Autonomy subscale
  • Assertiveness subscale
  • Aggressiveness subscale
  • Internal Versus External Locus of Control Scale
/ Variable #2 Quantitative
  • What is your age ?
  • How many siblings do you have ?
  • How many times did you move as a child ?
  • What was the population of your hometown ?
  • What is your current GPA
  • How many close friends do you currently have ?
  • How long was your current or last relationship? Months
  • Please rate the seriousness of your current or last relationship
  • How many different dating relationships have you been in during the last year ?
  • Liking People Scale
  • Interpersonal Trust Scale
  • Dating subscale
  • Assertion subscale
  • Predictability subscale
  • Dependability subscale
  • Faith subscale
  • Total Trust scale
  • Miller Social Intimacy Scale
  • Emotional Reliance subscale
  • Lack of Self-confidence subscale
  • Assertion of Autonomy subscale
  • Assertiveness subscale
  • Aggressiveness subscale
  • Internal Versus External Locus of Control Scale
/ Variable #3 Categorical
  • gender
  • ethnic/racial membership
  • type of family in which you were raised
  • Are you a member of a fraternity or sorority
  • Are you currently in a relationship ?
  • how you describe your current relationship

Variable #4 Categorical
  • gender
  • ethnic/racial membership
  • type of family in which you were raised
  • Are you a member of a fraternity or sorority
  • Are you currently in a relationship ?
  • how you describe your current relationship
/ Bonus Variable #5 Quantitative
  • What is your age ?
  • How many siblings do you have ?
  • How many times did you move as a child ?
  • What was the population of your hometown ?
  • What is your current GPA
  • How many close friends do you currently have ?
  • How long was your current or last relationship? Months
  • Please rate the seriousness of your current or last relationship
  • How many different dating relationships have you been in during the last year ?
  • Liking People Scale
  • Interpersonal Trust Scale
  • Dating subscale
  • Assertion subscale
  • Predictability subscale
  • Dependability subscale
  • Faith subscale
  • Total Trust scale
  • Miller Social Intimacy Scale
  • Emotional Reliance subscale
  • Lack of Self-confidence subscale
  • Assertion of Autonomy subscale
  • Assertiveness subscale
  • Aggressiveness subscale
  • Internal Versus External Locus of Control Scale
/ Bonus Variable #6 Categorical
  • gender
  • ethnic/racial membership
  • type of family in which you were raised
  • Are you a member of a fraternity or sorority
  • Are you currently in a relationship ?
  • how you describe your current relationship

Assignment grade out of 20 points ______

Index of Self-Esteem
Positive Affect
Negative Affect
Indecision and Double-Checking
Order and Regularity
Detail and Perfection
Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
Boredom Proneness
Personal Adjustment and Desire for Change
Negative Self-concepts
Low Self-Esteem
Helplessness
Authority Behavior Inventory