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Fear of happiness Scale

Instructions: Below are 30 statements that you may agree or disagree with. Using the 1 -7
Scale below, indicate your agreement with each item by circling the appropriate number.

1 2 3 4 5 6
Strongly Somewhat A little A little Somewhat Strongly
disagree disagree disagree agree agree agree

1. I believe that laugh is always followed by crying. 1 2 3 4 5 6

2. I feel better when I am unhappy. 1 2 3 4 5 6

3. I often experienced the pain after joyous activity in my 1 2 3 4 5 6

life.
4. I usually don’t let myself to enjoy the achievements, I 1 2 3 4 5 6
have made in my life.
5. I believe that happy people are not able to see what 1 2 3 4 5 6
tragedies of life are.
6. I am afraid to really feel happy. 1 2 3 4 5 6

7. When I feel happy I often fear that something bad is 1 2 3 4 5 6

likely to happen.
8. I can find something positive in even the most difficult 1 2 3 4 5 6
situation.
9. Thinking about joy makes me anxious. 1 2 3 4 5 6

10. I usually let myself to enjoy the achievements, I have 1 2 3 4 5 6

made in my life.
11. Feeling happy makes me uncomfortable. 1 2 3 4 5 6

12. I believe that if I start enjoying things it will be bad for 1 2 3 4 5 6

all people related to me.
13. People frequently get anxious of people who are happy. 1 2 3 4 5 6

14. I often participate in activities that makes me feel good. 1 2 3 4 5 6

15. I usually avoid going to joyful social gatherings. 1 2 3 4 5 6

16. I often resist to participate in activities that makes me 1 2 3 4 5 6

feel good.
17 I often express feelings of over excitement and joy. 1 2 3 4 5 6

18. I tend to avoid to express my happiness to others. 1 2 3 4 5 6

19. Sad people seems to me more connected to God. 1 2 3 4 5 6

20. I believe worldly happiness is associated with sin. 1 2 3 4 5 6

21. Happiness distracts someone from more meaningful life. 1 2 3 4 5 6

22. I feel that much laughter deadens the heart. 1 2 3 4 5 6

23. I feel better when I am happy. 1 2 3 4 5 6

24. I feel that those who express too much joy will be 1 2 3 4 5 6
punished in hereafter.
25. I think participating in joyful things will make me worse 1 2 3 4 5 6
person.
26. Happiness take us away from God. 1 2 3 4 5 6

27. Joyful activities seems to me as unproductive. 1 2 3 4 5 6

28. I prefer that the pursuit of happiness should be the 1 2 3 4 5 6

supreme goal for an individual.
29. I live life to the fullest. 1 2 3 4 5 6

30. I am scared to celebrate happiness as it catches evil eye. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R)
Please be as honest and accurate as you can throughout. Try not to let your response to one
statement influence your responses to other statements. There are no "correct" or "incorrect"
answers. Answer according to your own feelings, rather than how you think "most people"
would answer.
0= Strongly disagree
1= Disagree
2= Neutral
3= Agree
4= Strongly agree
_______1. In uncertain times, I usually expect the best.
_______2. It's easy for me to relax.
_______3. If something can go wrong for me, it will.
_______4. I'm always optimistic about my future.
_______5. I enjoy my friends a lot.
_______6. It's important for me to keep busy.
_______7. I hardly ever expect things to go my way.
_______8. I don't get upset too easily.
_______9. I rarely count on good things happening to me.
_______10. Overall, I expect more good things to happen to me than bad.