Healthy Selfishness (HS)
Psychology: Values & Beliefs1 sample item
About this scale
This scale is based on a paper by Kaufman and Jauk (2020) . Being selfish is generally considered bad. But some selfishness can be good as it ensures that you look after yourself. Ultimately, it is all about a balance. It would not be healthy if you would not look after your self, hence the term healthy selfishness .
Sample item(s)
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Notes
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Source & citation
Kaufman, S.B. & Jauk, E. (2020). Healthy Selfishness and Pathological Altruism: Measuring Two Paradoxical Forms of Selfishness. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. Open Access | Maslow, A. H. (1943/1996). “Is human nature basically selfish?” in Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow, E. Hoffman (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications), 107–114.
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