Description:
The questionnaire on situation-specific optimism, pessimism and realism for relationship-related situations was developed by Weber et al. (2007). There are separate scales for uncontrollable (PRO-BU) and controllable (PRO-BK) situations. The PRO-BU has 35 items, while the PRO-BK consists of 43 items. Both scales have a 7-point scale ranging from "not at all typical" to "very typical".
Citation:
When using the questionnaire on situation-specific optimism, pessimism and realism for relationship-related situations, the correct citation is:
Weber, H., Vollmann, M., & Renner, B. (2007). The spirited, the observant, and the disheartened: Social concepts of optimism, realism, and pessimism. Journal of Personality, 75(1), 169-197. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00436.x
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- Optimism, pessimism and realism in an uncontrollable relationship situation (German version) - PRO-BU
- Optimism, pessimism and realism in a controllable relationship situation (German version) - PRO-BK
Publication and use of the questionnaire on situation-specific optimism, pessimism and realism for relationship-related situations:
- Vollmann, M., Renner, B., Matiba, K., & Weber, H. (2007). Unterschiedliche Wertschätzung, aber gleiche Unterstützungsbereitschaft: Soziale Reaktionen auf Optimisten, Pessimisten und Realisten aus der Geberperspektive. Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, 15(4), 168-176. https://doi.org/10.1026/0943-8149.15.4.168