Development and preliminary validation of a Korean version of the Personal Relative Deprivation Scale

PLoS One. 2018 May 10;13(5):e0197279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197279. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

The current research developed and validated a Korean-translated version of the Personal Relative Deprivation Scale (PRDS). The PRDS measures individual differences in people's tendencies to feel resentful about what they have compared to what other people like them have. Across 2 studies, Exploratory Factor Analyses revealed that the two reverse-worded items from the original PRDS did not load onto the primary factor for the Korean-translated PRDS. A reduced 3-item Korean PRDS, however, showed good convergent validity. Replicating previous findings using Western samples, greater tendencies to make social comparisons of abilities (but not opinions) were associated with higher PRDS (Studies 1 and 2), and participants scoring higher on the 3-item Korean PRDS were more materialistic (Studies 1 and 2), reported worse physical health (Study 1), had lower self-esteem (Study 2) and experienced higher stress (Study 2).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Emotions*
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Female
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Individuality*
  • Male
  • Personality Tests*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Self Concept
  • Social Behavior*
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Translating
  • Young Adult

Grants and funding

This research was funded by a research project grant from the Leverhulme Trust (https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk RPG-2013-148). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.