Measuring contrarianism: Conceptual framework and scale validation

Authors: Trystan Loustau, Gregg Sparkman
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Abstract

This project contains the preregistrations, survey materials, anonymized data, analysis code, and complete scales for the following paper: Loustau, T., Magnus, B., & Sparkman, G. (2025). Measuring contrarianism: Conceptual framework and scale validation. Personality and Individual Differences, 247, 113396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2025.113396 Study 1 in these materials corresponds to Pilot Study 1 in the ms, Study 2 here to Study 1 in ms, Study 2a here to Study 2 in ms, Study 3 here to Study 3 in ms, Study 4 here to Study 4 in ms, and Study 5 here to Study 5 in ms. Sub Scale 1 in these materials corresponds to S3 in the ms, Sub Scale 2 here to S1 in ms, Sub Scale 3 here to S2 in ms, Sub Scale 4 here to S4 in ms, Sub Scale 5 here to S6 in ms, and Sub Scale 6 here to S5 in ms.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Social and Intergroup Psychology Social Power and Status Dynamics Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Publication details

Journal / source
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Publication date
27 August 2026
Document type
Preprint