Table 1.
Sample Items for All Versions of the Three Scales.
| RSES |
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| Likert version | Expanded version | ||
| Sample Item I | I feel that I have a number of good qualities. | • I feel that I have a great number of good qualities. | |
| • I feel that I have some good qualities. | |||
| • I feel that I don’t have many good qualities. | |||
| • I feel that I have very few good qualities. | |||
| Sample Item II | I certainly feel useless at times. | • I feel useful most of the time. | |
| • I certainly feel useful at times. | |||
| • I certainly feel useless at times. | |||
| • I feel useless most of the time. | |||
| CS |
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| Likert version |
Expanded version |
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| Sample Item I | I am someone who does a thorough job. | • I am someone who does a sloppy job. | |
| • I am someone who does a somewhat sloppy job. | |||
| • I am someone who does a somewhat thorough job. | |||
| • I am someone who does a thorough job. | |||
| Sample Item II | I am someone who is a reliable worker. | • I am someone who is an unreliable worker. | |
| • I am someone who is a somewhat unreliable worker. | |||
| • I am someone who is a somewhat reliable worker. | |||
| • I am someone who is a reliable worker. | |||
| BDI |
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| Likert Version I | Likert Version II | Expanded version (BDI-II) | |
| Sample Item I | I am so sad or unhappy that I can’t stand it. | I feel sad much of the time. | • I do not feel sad. |
| • I feel sad much of the time. | |||
| • I am sad all the time. | |||
| • I am so sad or unhappy that I can’t stand it. | |||
| Sample Item II | I am not discouraged about my future. | I feel optimistic about the future. | • I am not discouraged about my future. |
| • I feel more discouraged about my future than I used to be. | |||
| • I do not expect things to work out for me. | |||
| • I feel my future is hopeless and will only get worse. | |||
Note. RSES = Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; CS = Conscientiousness Scale; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory. The response anchors for RSES and BDI Likert versions are “Strongly agree,”“Somewhat agree,”“Somewhat disagree,” and “Strongly disagree.” The response anchors for CS Likert scale are “Disagree strongly,”“Disagree a little,”“Agree a little,” and “Agree strongly.” For the items in the Expanded versions, participants were instructed to pick one of the four options that best describes themselves.