Psychological Development and Education ›› 2006, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 113-119.

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Development of the College Students’ Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale

WANG Lei1, ZHENG Xue2   

  1. 1. School of Public Administration, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006;
    2. School of Educational Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631
  • Online:2006-04-15 Published:2006-04-15

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Abstract: The College Students'Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale developed in the present research includes 3 subscales to measure contingency of self-worth on interpersonal acceptance,moral principle or personal goals,respectively.The analysis to the scale's psychometric characteristics indicated its good reliability and structural validity as well as its applicability for measuring Chinese college students and conducting comparison within different groups.Furthermore,some suggestions on the usage of the scale were put forward.

Key words: self-worth, contingencies of self-worth, psychological well-being

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  • B844.2
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