&gt; Resource Orientation Measure (ROM)
Across all studies, we assessed whether individuals
 prioritized having more time 
or having more money by presenting them with a bina
ry choice. To help participants 
imagine these trade-offs concretely and to encourag
e honest responding (Fisher, 1993), 
we asked participants to read a short paragraph des
cribing two individuals who prioritize 
money or who prioritize time in their daily lives. 
The identities of the characters and the 
pronouns used in the vignettes were matched to the 
participant’s gender (Tina&#x2F;Tom and 
Maggie&#x2F;Michael); for participants who did not repor
t identifying as either male or female, 
the names and pronouns used in the vignettes were d
isplayed as gender neutral 
(Madison&#x2F;Taylor). The choices were presented as fol
lows: 
Tina
 values her 
time
 more than her money. She is willing to sacrifice h
er money 
to have more time. For example, Tina would rather w
ork fewer hours and make 
less money, than work more hours and make more mone
y. 
Maggie
 values her 
money
 more than her time. She is willing to sacrifice he
r time 
to have more money. For example, Maggie would rathe
r work more hours and 
make more money, than work fewer hours and have mor
e time.  
We chose a binary response format for pragmatic and
 theoretical reasons. 
Practically, there is an increased awareness about 
the importance of conducting research 
with large representative samples (Open Science Col
laboration, 2015). Thus, it is 
necessary to design short measures that minimize pa
rticipant burden while maximizing 
reliability (Nagy, 2002). Conceptually, we chose th
is response format because we were interested in assessing people’s broad preferences 
related to prioritizing time over money, 
as opposed to assessing people’s domain-specific pr
eferences.<p>A perhaps laudable measure in order to increase study coherence, but it definitely limits the usefulness of this study in terms of making nuanced life choices.