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Social Reward Questionnaire (SRQ): development and validation.

Lucy Foulkes¹, Essi Viding¹, Eamon McCrory¹

¹Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London London, UK.

Frontiers in Psychology

|March 22, 2014

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This study developed the Social Reward Questionnaire (SRQ) to measure individual differences in valuing social rewards. The SRQ reliably assesses six distinct types of social reward, aiding research into social interaction value.

Keywords:

confirmatory factor analysis dark triad exploratory factor analysis scale development social goals social motivation social reward

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Social Psychology
Individual Differences

Background:

Humans naturally seek social interactions for reward.
Limited research exists on diverse social reward types and individual variations.
Understanding these differences is crucial for social psychology.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate the Social Reward Questionnaire (SRQ).
To identify and measure individual differences in the value of various social rewards.
To explore the structure of social reward preferences.

Main Methods:

Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) on 75 items (N=305).
Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) on a refined 23-item scale (N=505).
Assessed reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity with external correlates.

Main Results:

A robust six-factor structure for social reward was identified: Admiration, Negative Social Potency, Passivity, Prosocial Interactions, Sexual Reward, and Sociability.
The Social Reward Questionnaire (SRQ) demonstrated good model fit, reliability, and internal consistency.
Each subscale showed distinct associations with personality, attitudes, and goals, confirming construct validity.

Conclusions:

The Social Reward Questionnaire (SRQ) is a reliable and valid instrument.
It effectively measures individual differences in the perceived value of distinct social rewards.
The SRQ can advance research on the multifaceted nature of social reward.