Developing the Acting in Daily Life Scale and Measuring Acting, Praise Seeking and Rejection Avoidance

Abstract

Sadahiro and Mochizuki (2010) showed that acting in daily life could be classified into three pattern: conspicuous acting, inconspicuous acting and acting for self-interest and profit. Characteristics that affected acting patterns were investigated. We developed the Acting in Daily Life Scale (ADLS), which was designed to assess the frequency of acting from the perspective of conduct, motivation and the situation. Results indicated gender differences in acting with females having higher inconspicuous acting scores than males. Moreover, praise seeking needs had a strong positive correlation with conspicuous acting, whereas rejection avoidance needs had a strong positive correlation with inconspicuous acting. Results also suggested that the conspicuous acting score of males with low needs decreased significantly, whereas this score in females with low needs decreased only modestly. These results suggest that differences in social needs affect acting patterns, and moreover, that sex role expectations play a background role in differences in acting patterns.