Author of Tool:
Leary, M. R.
Key references:
Leary, M. R., & Meadows, S. (1991). Predictors, elicitors, and concomitants of social blushing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 60, 254-262.
Primary use / Purpose:
Measures an individual’s propensity for blushing.
Background:
As blushing diffuses the likelihood of negative evaluations (and thus potential rejection) when an individual’s status in a valued group is in jeopardy, people who are particularly concerned with others’ evaluations and with their social relationships should be prone to blush.
Psychometrics:
For psychometrics see article: Leary, M. R., & Meadows, S. (1991). Predictors, elicitors, and concomitants of social blushing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 60, 254-262.
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Scale and Scoring Instructions
Web link to tool:
https://people.duke.edu/~leary/scales.html