Steel reported the Susceptibility to Temptation Scale (STS) to measure how a person can be sidetracked by pleasurable opportunities.
Items:
(1) I will crave a pleasurable diversion so sharply that I find it increasingly hard to stay on track.
(2) I feel irresistibly drawn to anything interesting, entertaining or enjoyable.
(3) I have a hard time postponing pleasurable opportunities as they gradually crop up.
(4) When an attractive diversion comes my way I am easily swayed.
(5) My actions and words satisfy my short-term pleasures rather than my long-term goals.
(6) I get into jams because I will get entranced by some temporarily delightful duty.
(7) It takes a lot for me to delay gratification.
(8) When a task is tedious, again and again I will find myself pleasantly daydreaming rather than focusing,
(9) When a temptation is right before me, the craving can be intense.
(10) I choose smaller but more immediate pleasures over those larger but more delayed.
(11) I take on new tasks that seem fun at first without thinking through the repercussions.
Response
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Points
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very seldom
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1
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seldom
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2
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sometimes
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3
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often true
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4
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very often true
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5
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total score =
= SUM(points for all 11 items)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 11
• maximum score: 55