This brief self-report measure is used to assess a respondent’s benevolent or kind orientation toward other people in everyday attitudes and interpersonal behavior. The Campbell Benevolence Scale is typically administered in applied or research settings when a rapid estimate of benevolence is needed.
It includes 8 items and takes about 2 minutes to complete. Items are answered in a structured format suitable for scoring as an index of benevolence-related attitudes. Authorship is commonly attributed to C. Daniel Batson.
The Campbell Benevolence Scale is intended as a screening-level indicator and should be interpreted in the context of other clinical information, including interview data and relevant behavioral observations.