TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics and reliability—internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) of five domains and fear of failure of the performance failure appraisal inventory.

Name of domains and FoF	Mean (Sd.)	Median (IQR)	Cronbach’s alpha (95% CI)
FSE	−0.0170 (1.022)	0.000 (1.57)	0.860 (0.840, 0.879)
FDSE	−0.3742 (1.001)	−0.500 (1.25)	0.798 (0.766,0.827)
FUF	−0.1891 (0.859)	−0.250 (1.25)	0.575 (0.507,0.635)
FIOLI	−0.7169 (1.035)	−1.000 (1.60)	0.875 (0.856,0.892)
FUIO	−0.2633 (1.056)	−0.400 (1.80)	0.825 (0.798,0.849)
FOF (All 25 items)	−0.3117 (0.797)	−0.396 (1.15)	0.931 (0.921,0.940)

FSE, fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment; FDSE, fear of devaluing one’s self-estimate; FUF, fear of having an uncertain future; FIOLI, fear of important others losing interest; FUIO, fear of upsetting important others; FOF, fear of failure.