Fear of Being Single Scale (FOBS)

Spielmann, S. S., MacDonald, G., Maxwell, J. A., Joel, S., Peragine, D., Muise, A., & Impett, E. A. (2013). Settling for less out of fear of being single. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 105(6), 1049-1073. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034628

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Autonomous Motivation for Romantic Pursuit Scale

MacDonald, G., Thapar, S., Ryan, W. S., Chung, J. M., Hoan, E., & Park, Y. (2026). Why do you want a romantic relationship? Individual differences in motives for romantic relationship pursuit. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 52(8), 2230 - 2246.

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Satisfaction with Sex Life Scale—Revised

Park, Y. & MacDonald, G. (2022). Single and partnered individuals' sexual satisfaction as a function of sexual desire and activities: Results using a sexual satisfaction scale demonstrating measurement invariance across partnership status. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51 (1), 547-564.

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Satisfaction with Relationship Status Scale

Lehmann, V., Tuinman, M. A., Braeken, J., Vingerhoets, A. J., Sanderman, R., & Hagedoorn, M. (2015). Satisfaction with relationship status: Development of a new scale and the role in predicting well-being. Journal of happiness studies, 16(1), 169-184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-014-9503-x

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