Description

The Skill and Luck Questionnaire (SALQ) is a psychometric tool designed to assess individuals’ perceptions regarding the importance of skill and luck in achieving goals and success in life. This tool helps in understanding how people view success, performance, and their own personal capabilities.

Analysis

The Skill and Luck Questionnaire includes questions that address the following aspects:
Perception of Skill: Questions that evaluate how important participants consider skill and personal effort in achieving their goals.
Perception of Luck: Questions that assess the degree to which participants believe that luck and external factors influence their success.
Perception of Control: Assessment of how much control participants feel they have over situations and life outcomes.
Self-Assessment: Questions exploring how participants evaluate their own skills and abilities in relation to their success.
Motivation and Effort: Evaluation of the motivation and effort participants invest in achieving their goals.

Purpose

The main objectives of the Skill and Luck Questionnaire are:
Assessment of Perceptions: To evaluate individuals’ beliefs about the role of skill and luck in success.
Understanding Sense of Control: To understand how participants perceive the control they have over their lives and achievements.
Providing Data for Interventions: To supply data for the development and adaptation of interventions aimed at enhancing self-efficacy and sense of control.
Promoting Self-Awareness: To help individuals better understand their beliefs and recognize areas where skill development or attitude shifts toward luck may be needed.

Scoring

Scoring for the Skill and Luck Questionnaire is based on participants’ responses to each item, typically rated on a Likert scale (e.g., from “Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree”). The overall score is obtained by summing responses related to each dimension (skill, luck, control). These scores are used to determine the individual’s perception of how skill and luck impact their success.

References

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Weiner, B. (1985). An attributional theory of achievement motivation and emotion. Psychological Review, 92(4), 548–573.
Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. W.H. Freeman.
Lefcourt, H.M. (1982). Locus of Control: Current Trends in Theory and Research. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.