Scale Overview & Construct
12-item scale measuring social and economic conservatism by rating feelings toward politically-associated concepts.
Purpose & Measurement Objectives
Instrument Specifications
Academic Citation & Instrument Provenance
When referencing this instrument in research, academic theses, or clinical institutional audits, please cite the original author publication:
Governance, Boundaries & Ethical Use
Imported from the OpenScales open item-bank project. This specific digital implementation has not been independently clinically validated by PsiQ — scores are for self-reflection, research, and educational purposes only, and are not a diagnosis. The source instrument uses a continuous 0-100 visual analog slider for each item; this implementation adapts it to a 7-point discrete scale since this platform uses fixed response options. Items "Abortion" and "Welfare benefits" are reverse-scored per the original scoring convention, so a higher total consistently reflects greater conservatism.
License: CC0 (Public Domain, original scale); CC BY 4.0 (this implementation). Citation: Everett, J. A. C. (2013). The 12 item Social and Economic Conservatism Scale (SECS). PLoS ONE, 8(12), e82131. This is not a diagnostic tool.