Study 6: Childhood Overindulgence and Life Goals

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Read and answer each question carefully.
You MUST answer all questions before you submit them.
Your first impression is usually the most accurate response.
Do not leave any blank.
Use the scroll bar to scroll down to the next question.

Please indicate your sex:: (Check One)

Male
Female

Tell us how you found this project:

From the overindulgence.info web page
From David Bredehoft’s courses, speaking engagements or email list
From Michael Walcheski’s courses or speaking engagements
From Jean Illsley Clarke's facilitator mailing list or speaking engagement
From Connie Dawson's speaking engagements
From word of mouth (e.g., told about it by a friend, received an email telling about it)
Recruited from a college class (e.g., by research assistant Christopher Hulme-Lowe)
From NCFR's CFLE listserve or publications

Please indicate the highest level of schooling you have attained: (Check One)

Less than High School Diploma
High School Diploma or GED
Vocational Technical Degree
Some College, No Degree
Associate in Arts Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctoral Degree

Please indicate your age:

When you were growing up, compared to other families, did your parents have: (Check One)

a whole lot more money
more money
about the same amount of money
less money
a whole lot less money

What is your current annual income?: (Check One)

Under $20,000
$20,000-$29,999
$30,000-$39,999
$40,000-$49,999
$50,000-$59,999
$60,000-$69,999
$70,000-$79,999
$80,000-$89,999
$90,000-$99,999
Above $100,000

State/Country: Please list your state if you live in the United States. List your country if you live outside of the United States. (e.g., Minnesota, if you live in the United States) or (e.g., Spain, if you live outside of the United States in the country of Spain):

This is not a test, there are no wrong or right answers.
Answer each item as carefully and as accurately as you can.
Everyone has long-term Goals or Aspirations.
These are the things that individuals hope to accomplish over the course of their lives.
In this section, you will find a number of life goals, presented one at a time, and we ask you three questions about each goal.
How important is this goal to you?
How likely is it that you will attain this goal in your future?
How much have you already achieved this goal thus far?

Read and answer each of the following True/False questions carefully.
You MUST answer all questions before you submit them.
Your first impression is usually the most accurate response.
Do not leave any blank.
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Once in a while I think of things too bad to talk about.

True
False

At times I feel like swearing.

True
False

I do not always tell the truth.

True
False

I do not read every editorial in the newspaper every day.

True
False

Once in a while I put off until tomorrow what I ought to do today.

True
False

Sometimes when I am not feeling well I am irritable.

True
False

I get angry sometimes.

True
False

My table manners are not quite as good at home as when I am out in company.

True
False

If I could get into a movie without paying and be sure I was not seen I would probably do it.

True
False

I would rather win than lose a game.

True
False

I like to know some important people because it makes me feel important.

True
False

I do not like everyone I know.

True
False

I gossip a little at times.

True
False

Sometimes in elections I vote for people about whom I know very little.

True
False

Once in a while I laugh at a dirty joke.

True
False

In the next section of questions try to read and think about each statement as it applies to you and your parents during your years of growing up at home.
There are no right or wrong answers, so don't spend a lot of time on any one item.
We are looking for your overall impression regarding each statement.
Be sure not to omit any items.
Use the scroll bar to scroll down to the next question.

When I was growing up, my parents did things for me that I could or should do for my self.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, my parents expected me to do chores.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, I was allowed to have any clothes I wanted.

          never or almost never
          seldom
          sometimes, sometimes not
          frequently
          always or almost always

When I was growing up, I was allowed lots of privileges.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, my parents gave me lots of toys.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, my parents gave me too much freedom.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, my parents allowed me to take the lead or dominate the family.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, I was expected to learn the same skills that other children learned.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, my parents were over-loving and gave me too much attention.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, my parents had rules that I was expected to follow.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, my parents enforced their rules.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, my parents scheduled me for activities, lessons, sports, and camps.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

When I was growing up, my parents made sure I was entertained.

never or almost never
seldom
sometimes, sometimes not
frequently
always or almost always

Do you think you were overindulged as a child?

        never or almost never
        seldom
        sometimes, sometimes not
        frequently
        always or almost always

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Life-goal: To be a very wealthy person.	Not at all Moderately Very
1. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To grow and learn new things.	Not at all Moderately Very
4. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have my name known to many people.	Not at all Moderately Very
7. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
9. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have good friends that I can count on.	Not at all Moderately Very
10. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
11. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
12. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To successfully hide the signs of aging.	Not at all Moderately Very
13. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
14. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
15. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To work for the betterment of society.	Not at all Moderately Very
16. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
17. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
18. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To be physically healthy.	Not at all Moderately Very
19. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
20. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
21. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have many expensive possessions.	Not at all Moderately Very
22. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
23. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
24. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: At the end of my life, to look back on my life as meaningful and complete.	Not at all Moderately Very
25. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
26. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
27. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To be admired by many people.	Not at all Moderately Very
28. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
29. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
30. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To share my life with somebody I love.	Not at all Moderately Very
31. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
32. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
33. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have people comment often about how attractive I look.	Not at all Moderately Very
34. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
35. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
36. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To assist people who need it, asking nothing in return.	Not at all Moderately Very
37. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
38. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
39. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To feel good about my level of physical fitness.	Not at all Moderately Very
40. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
41. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
42. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To be financially successful.	Not at all Moderately Very
43. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
44. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
45. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To choose what I do, instead of being pushed along by life.	Not at all Moderately Very
46. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
47. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
48. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To be famous.	Not at all Moderately Very
49. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
50. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
51. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have committed intimate relationships.	Not at all Moderately Very
52. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
53. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
54. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To keep up with fashions in hair and clothing.	Not at all Moderately Very
55. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
56. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
57. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To work to make the world a better place.	Not at all Moderately Very
58. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
59. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
60. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To keep myself healthy and well.	Not at all Moderately Very
61. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
62. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
63. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To be rich.	Not at all Moderately Very
64. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
65. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
66. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To know and accept who I really am.	Not at all Moderately Very
67. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
68. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
69. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have my name appear frequently in the media.	Not at all Moderately Very
70. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
71. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
72. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To feel that there are people who love me, and whom I love.	Not at all Moderately Very
73. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
74. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
75. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Study 6: Childhood Overindulgence and Life Goals

Bredehoft, D. J., Clarke, J. I., and Dawson, C. Copyright © 2006 . All rights reserved. Revised: April 30, 2009

Bredehoft, D. J., Clarke, J. I., and Dawson, C. Copyright © 2006 . All rights reserved.
Revised: April 30, 2009

Life-goal: To achieve the "look" I am after.	Not at all Moderately Very
76. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
77. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
78. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To help others improve their lives.	Not at all Moderately Very
79. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
80. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
81. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To be relatively free from sickness.	Not at all Moderately Very
82. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
83. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
84. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have enough money to buy everything I want.	Not at all Moderately Very
85. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
86. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
87. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To gain increasing insight to why I do the things I do.	Not at all Moderately Very
88. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
89. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
90. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To be admired by lots of different people.	Not at all Moderately Very
91. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
92. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
93. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have deep enduring relationships.	Not at all Moderately Very
94. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
95. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
96. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have an image others find appealing.	Not at all Moderately Very
97. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
98. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
99. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To help people in need.	Not at all Moderately Very
100. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
101. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
102. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Life-goal: To have a physically healthy lifestyle.	Not at all Moderately Very
103. How important is this to you?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
104. How likely is it that this will happen in your future?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
105. How much have you already attained this goal?	1 2 3 4 5 6 7