Research Scales & Tools
The Architecture of the Mind Lab develops and validates research tools for the study of emotion, cognition, personality, belief, and social behavior, often in collaboration with a network of researchers across a variety of institutions and disciplines.
This page provides downloadable research scales, scoring instructions, and related materials for researchers, students, and educators.
Unless otherwise noted, all materials are free to use for non-commercial research and educational purposes. Please cite the original publication when using any scale or measure from this page.
This page provides downloadable research scales, scoring instructions, and related materials for researchers, students, and educators.
Unless otherwise noted, all materials are free to use for non-commercial research and educational purposes. Please cite the original publication when using any scale or measure from this page.
Multiple Relationships Maintenance Scale (MRMS)
The Multiple Relationships Maintenance Scale (MRMS) assesses relationship maintenance practices in consensual non-monogamy (CNM), including communication about jealousy, attraction disclosure, compersion, sexual health maintenance, resource distribution, partner hierarchy, and related interpersonal processes.
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Citation
Mogilski, J. K., Miller, G. F., Jonason, P. K., Grunt-Mejer, K., Valentova, J. V., Balzarini, R., Rodrigues, D. L., Sheff, E., Al-Shawaf, L., et al. (2026). How do people maintain consensual non-monogamy? An international development and validation of the Multiple Relationships Maintenance Scale. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Notes
Developed and validated across multiple countries and languages.
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Citation
Mogilski, J. K., Miller, G. F., Jonason, P. K., Grunt-Mejer, K., Valentova, J. V., Balzarini, R., Rodrigues, D. L., Sheff, E., Al-Shawaf, L., et al. (2026). How do people maintain consensual non-monogamy? An international development and validation of the Multiple Relationships Maintenance Scale. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Notes
Developed and validated across multiple countries and languages.
Fear of COVID-19 Scale
The Fear of COVID-19 Scale is a widely used measure assessing fear and emotional responses related to COVID-19. The scale has been used extensively in international and cross-cultural research examining anxiety, stress, health behavior, and psychological responses to the pandemic.
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Citations
Original Scale Development Paper
Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C.-Y., Imani, V., Saffari, M., Griffiths, M. D., & Pakpour, A. H. (2020). The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and initial validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
Cross-Cultural Validation Across 48 Countries
Sawicki, A. J., Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Balcerowska, J. M., Sawicka, M. J., Piotrowski, J., Sedikides, C., Jonason, P. K., Maltby, J., Adamovic, M., Agada, A. M. D., Ahmed, O., Al-Shawaf, L., et al. (2022). The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Its structure and measurement invariance across 48 countries. Psychological Assessment.
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Validated across numerous countries and languages for use in cross-cultural psychological research.
Materials
Citations
Original Scale Development Paper
Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C.-Y., Imani, V., Saffari, M., Griffiths, M. D., & Pakpour, A. H. (2020). The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and initial validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
Cross-Cultural Validation Across 48 Countries
Sawicki, A. J., Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Balcerowska, J. M., Sawicka, M. J., Piotrowski, J., Sedikides, C., Jonason, P. K., Maltby, J., Adamovic, M., Agada, A. M. D., Ahmed, O., Al-Shawaf, L., et al. (2022). The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Its structure and measurement invariance across 48 countries. Psychological Assessment.
Notes
Validated across numerous countries and languages for use in cross-cultural psychological research.
Future Additions
Additional scales and research tools are currently in development and will be added as they become available.