Saving Inventory Revised (Modified Format)
For each question below, circle the number that corresponds most closely to your experience
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
0 1 2 3 4
None A little A moderate amount Most/ Much Almost All/ Complete
1. How much of the living area in your home is cluttered 0 1 2 3 4
with possessions? (Consider the amount of clutter in
your kitchen, living room, dining room, hallways,
bedrooms, bathrooms, or other rooms).
2. How much control do you have over your urges to 0 1 2 3 4
acquire possessions?
3. How much of your home does clutter prevent you from 0 1 2 3 4
using?
4. How much control do you have over your urges to save 0 1 2 3 4
possessions?
5. How much of your home is difficult to walk through 0 1 2 3 4
because of clutter?
For each question below, circle the number that corresponds most closely to your experience
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
0 1 2 3 4
Not at all Mild Moderate Considerable/ Severe Extreme
6. To what extent do you have difficulty throwing things 0 1 2 3 4
away?
7. How distressing do you find the task of throwing things 0 1 2 3 4
away?
8. To what extent do you have so many things that your 0 1 2 3 4
room(s) are cluttered?
9. How distressed or uncomfortable would you feel if you 0 1 2 3 4
could not acquire something you wanted?
10. How much does clutter in your home interfere with 0 1 2 3 4
your social, work or everyday functioning? Think about
things that you dont do because of clutter.
11. How strong is your urge to buy or acquire free things 0 1 2 3 4
for which you have no immediate use?
DURING THE PAST WEEK:
0 1 2 3 4
Not at all Mild Moderate Considerable/ Severe Extreme
12. To what extent does clutter in your home cause you 0 1 2 3 4
distress?
13. How strong is your urge to save something you know 0 1 2 3 4
you may never use?
14. How upset or distressed do you feel about your acquiring 0 1 2 3 4
habits?
15. To what extent do you feel unable to control the clutter in 0 1 2 3 4
your home?
16. To what extent has your saving or compulsive buying 0 1 2 3 4
resulted in financial difficulties for you?
For each question below, circle the number that corresponds most closely to your experience
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
0 1 2 3 4
Never Rarely Sometimes/Occasionally Frequently/ Often Very Often
17. How often do you avoid trying to discard possessions 0 1 2 3 4
because it is too stressful or time consuming?
18. How often do you feel compelled to acquire something 0 1 2 3 4
you see? e.g., when shopping or offered free things?
19. How often do you decide to keep things you do not 0 1 2 3 4
need and have little space for?
20. How frequently does clutter in your home prevent you 0 1 2 3 4
from inviting people to visit?
21. How often do you actually buy (or acquire for free) things 0 1 2 3 4
for which you have no immediate use or need?
22. To what extent does the clutter in your home prevent 0 1 2 3 4
you from using parts of your home for their intended
purpose? For example, cooking, using furniture, washing
dishes, cleaning, etc.
23. How often are you unable to discard a possession you 0 1 2 3 4
would like to get rid of?
SI-R (Modified) Scoring Subscales:
Clutter Subscale (9 Items):
Sum items: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 22
Difficulty Discarding/ Saving Subscale (7 items):
Sum items: 4 (reverse score), 6, 7, 13, 17, 19, 23
Acquisition Subscale (7 items):
Sum items: 2 (reverse score), 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21
Total Score = sum of all items
Interpretation of Scores
Means for Nonclinical samples:
Acquisition Mean = 8.1; standard deviation = 4.1
Difficulty Discarding Mean = 7.8; standard deviation = 4.5
Clutter Mean = 8.1; standard deviation = 7.1
Total Score Mean = 24; standard deviation = 12.0
Typical scores for people with hoarding problems:
Acquisition Score greater than 13
Difficulty Discarding Score greater than 13
Clutter Score greater than 15
Total Score greater than 40