Measuring Hierarchy of Basic Needs among Adults

Although some instruments have been provided to measure needs in Maslow's hierarchy, most of them either deal exclusively with one component or they do not measure all of the five basic needs. This study aims to develop a reliable scale measuring basic-needs-satisfaction for adults. A scale was constructed. The scale was administrated with 87 subjects. It is found that the scale to be a reliable and relatively valid scale to measure basic-needs- satisfaction.