Honesty Scale

Instructions: Circle how strongly you agree with each statement.

1. I believe what this person says.

Very Strongly Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Very Strongly

Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

2. This person is not ethical.*

Very Strongly Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Very Strongly

Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

3. This person has integrity.

Very Strongly Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Very Strongly

Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

4. I trust this person will tell me the truth.

Very Strongly Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Very Strongly

Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

5. This person is honorable.

Very Strongly Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Very Strongly

Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

6. This person is a liar.*

Very Strongly Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Very Strongly

Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

7. This person is not believable.*

Very Strongly Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Very Strongly

Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

8. This person is honest.

Very Strongly Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Very Strongly

Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

* asterisk indicates reversed item.

Cite: Reysen, S., & Puryear, C. (2014). Victims’ reactions to the interpersonal threat to public identity posed by copycats. Interpersona, 8, 100-114. [Download]

Purpose: The honesty scale measures the perceived honesty of a target individual.

Rich Text Format Versions of the measure and scoring instructions are below.

German Translation by Susanne Bruckmüller

Indonesian Translation by Melisa Sriwulandari

Korean Translation by Suzie Jeong

If anybody would like to translate the scale into another language or fix problems with the current translations please email me at sreysen@jasnh.com.