Center Downloadable Scales and Measures

Thank you for your interest in research measures and materials developed by Dr. Celia Fisher and colleagues. Click on one of the topics below to see the measure for it.

Adolescent Discrimination Distress Index
Fisher, C. B., Wallace, S. A., & Fenton, R. E. (2000). Discrimination distress during adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 29, 679–695.
Racial Bias Preparation Scale 
Fisher, C. B., Wallace, S. A., & Fenton, R. E. (2000). Discrimination distress during adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 29, 679–695.

Assessment of Consent Capacity – Randomized Clinical Trials (ACC-RCT) 
Fisher, C. B., Cea, C. D., Davidson, P. W., & Fried, A. L. (2006). Capacity of persons with mental retardation to consent to participation in randomized clinical trials. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1813–1820. 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (#1 R01 HD39332-01)
Assessment of Consent Capacity – Interview Research (ACC-IR) 
Fisher, C. B., Cea, C. D., Davidson, P. W., & Fried, A. L. (2006). Capacity of persons with mental retardation to consent to participation in randomized clinical trials. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1813–1820. 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (#1 R01 HD39332-01)

College Drinking Influences Scale 
Fisher, C.B., Fried, A.L., & Anushko, A. (2007). Development and Validation of the College Drinking Influences Survey. Journal of American College Health, 56(3), 217-230.
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (#1 U18 AA025912-01)

Ethics for Adolescent Research Questionnaire 
Fisher, C. B. (2003). Adolescent and parent perspectives on ethical issues in youth drug use and suicide survey research. Ethics & Behavior, 13(4), 303–332. 
National Science Foundation EVS Grant (SBR - 9710310)

Introductory Psychology Laboratory Problems in Research Ethics (Student's Manual)
Fisher, C. B., & Kuther, T. (1997). Integrating research ethics into the introductory psychology course curriculum. Teaching of Psychology, 24(3), 171–175. (Excerpted in Teaching of Psychology (2nd ed.), 1999, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Assoc.). 
National Science Foundation (SBR - 9310458)
Case Studies in Research Ethics (Instructor’s Manual)
Fisher, C. B., & Kuther, T. (1997). Integrating research ethics into the introductory psychology course curriculum. Teaching of Psychology, 24(3), 171–175. (Excerpted in Teaching of Psychology (2nd ed.), 1999, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Assoc.). 
National Science Foundation (SBR - 9310458)

Meanings of Adolescent Masculinity Scale 
Oransky, M., & Fisher, C. B. (2009). The development and validation of the Meanings of Adolescent Masculinity Scale. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 10, 57–72.

Mentoring the Responsible Conduct of Research Scales
Fisher, C. B., Fried, A. F., Goodman, S. J., & Germano, K. K. (2009). Measures of mentoring, department climate, and graduate student preparedness in the responsible conduct of psychological research. Ethics & Behavior, 19, 227–252. 
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (#1 R01 NS052877-01)

Moral Stress, Organizational Climate, Moral Practice Dilemmas and Attitudes Toward Research Measures
Fisher, C. B., True, G., Alexander, L. & Fried, A. L. (2013). Moral stress, moral practice and ethical climate in community-based drug use research: views from the frontline. American Journal of Bioethics: Primary Research. 4(3), 27–38. 
National Center for Research Resources (#1 R21 RR026302-01)

  • Research Moral Stress Scale (RMSS) 
  • Research Ethics Climate Scale (RECS) 
  • Organizational Research Support Scale (ORSS) 
  • Research Commitment Index (RCI) 
  • Research Mistrust Index (RMI) 
  • Research Moral Dilemmas Scale (RMDS)