Emotional Vulnerability Scale
16-item self-report measure of emotional vulnerability in university students. Assesses vulnerability in relation to everyday situations across four factors: vulnerability toward criticism or denial, worsening relationships, interpersonal discord, and procrastination and emotional avoidance.
Purpose
Self-report research instrument, reproduced here under an open license for non-diagnostic educational, research, and self-reflection use.
Details
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Citation: Takahashi, F., Ishizu, K., Matsubara, K., Ohtsuki, T., & Shimoda, Y. (2022). The development and validation of an emotional vulnerability scale for university students. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 941250. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.941250 This is not a diagnostic tool. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of self-harm, please contact a licensed mental health professional or a crisis helpline in your country immediately. Low/Moderate/High bands below reflect this test's own possible score range only (simple thirds) — they are NOT a clinical threshold or population norm. No such cutoff has been published for this instrument.
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