Table 2.
English version of Reuter and Montag's rRST-Q; Likert scaling: ① strongly disagree, ② disagree, ③ agree, ④ strongly agree.
| 1. I'm a spontaneous person. (rBAS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 2. I'm often glad if someone makes decisions for me. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 3. I often feel paralyzed when in a dangerous situation. (FFFS—Freezing) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 4. I often doubt if my efforts will pay off. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 5. Most of the time I have a thirst for action. (rBAS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 6. When faced with danger, I tend to flee. (FFFS—Flight) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 7. If I have the choice between two appealing options, I have difficulty deciding on one. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 8. My friends think of me as an indecisive person. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 9. I usually approach unpleasant tasks without hesitation. (FFFS—Freezing) R | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 10. I will gladly let unpleasant tasks slip by. (FFFS—Freezing) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 11. I find it hard to bear uncertainty. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 12. I often take risks. (rBAS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 13. I'm easily inspired by new things. (rBAS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 14. I like sitting unpleasant things out. (FFFS—Freezing) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 15. Most of the time, I cannot defend myself if I am criticized. (FFFS—Fight) R | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 16. To avoid worse things happening, I would rather give in. (FFFS—Fight) R | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 17. Attack is the best form of defense. (FFFS—Fight) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 18. Whoever dares wins. (rBAS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 19. I usually avoid confrontations. (FFFS—Flight) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 20. When an unpleasant event is inevitable, I'm thrown into a state of panic. (FFFS—Flight) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 21. I don't have problems deciding on a dish in a restaurant. (BIS) R | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 22. I am a rather quick-witted person. (FFFS—Fight) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 23. I often don't know what I want. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 24. I get fired up when I see the chance to achieve something. (rBAS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 25. I am an outgoing person. (rBAS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 26. When faced with two unpleasant alternatives, it is difficult for me to decide on the lesser of two evils. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 27. In general, I stand up for myself. (FFFS—Fight) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 28. I often feel torn between two options. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 29. I worry greatly before a difficult or important test. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 30. I usually carefully weigh up the options before making important decisions. (rBIS) | ① | ② | ③ | ④ |
| 31. When offered a good opportunity, I take it without hesitating. (rBAS) | ① | ③ | ③ | ④ |
R, reversed item.
Note: The total FFFS scale score is comprised of high Flight/Freezing and low Fight scores. Therefore, high scores on Fight reflect low fear. So when calculating a total for the FFFS scale, the items for Fight 15R, 16R, 17, 22 need to be reversed, resulting in 15, 16, 17R, and 22R.