The Regret Attribution Scale (R.A.S) was developed and examined to determine the levels and reasons for regret in adolescents and early adults. The investigation was carried out with 161 participants 60% females and 40% males; the participants were divided into 2 age groups of “16 - 20” [Adolescents] and “21 - 25” [Early Adults]. The psychometric analyses proved to be fruitful for the scale, the scores of the scale ranging from low to high. The scale is divided for 30 items with 5 items for each subscale. The subscales for the scale are: self-blame, disappointment, guilt, sleep disturbances, sadness & gloominess and changes in appetite. The results depicted that among the participants, the highest amount of regret was found to be in the average range for most of the participants, whereas the highest regret was found in adolescents as well as early adults. It was found that females had more regret than males. This manual shows the entire process for the usage and scoring mechanism of the R.A.S Scale.
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