Proactivity

1.	I spend time identifying long-range goals for myself.
2.	I feel pushed by other people. (-)
3.	I feel in charge of making things happen.
4.	I feel responsible for my own life.
5.	I feel driven by circumstances that act upon me. (-)
6.	I feel driven by my personal values.
7.	My current problems are caused by the wrong choices that I have made in the past.
8.	I usually wait for something to happen rather than taking the initiative myself. (-)
9.	It makes me comfortable to know that others always take care of me. (-)
10.	I am driven by a sense of purpose.
11.	Other people’s behaviors limit my effectiveness. (-)
12.	I can choose my own actions.
13.	I focus my efforts on things I can control.
14.	I often feel that I am being 'programmed' instead of being the 'programmer' myself. (-)
15.	There are abundant opportunities that await me.

These 15 items should be scattered throughout a questionnaire. You may use this scale for your research without asking, but I would like to learn about your results.

Scoring: Reverse items 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14. Sum up all values according to this response format yielding a possible range from 15 to 60 points:

Not at all True	Hardly True	Somewhat True	Exactly True
1	2	3	4