Measuring contrarianism: Conceptual framework and scale validation
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