TABLE 1.
Entitled sub-scale | |
I like to take responsibility for making decisions. | If I feel competent I am willing to take responsibility for making decisions. |
I always know what I am doing. | Sometimes I am not sure of what I am doing. |
I rarely depend on anyone else to get things done. | I sometimes depend on people to get things done. |
I can live my life in any way I want to. | People can’t always live their lives in terms of what they want. |
I am going to be a great person. | I hope I am going to be successful. |
I am more capable than other people | There is a lot that I can learn from other people. |
Self-sufficiency | |
I have a natural talent for influencing people. | I am not good at influencing people. |
If I ruled the world it would be a better place. | The thought of ruling the world frightens the hell out of me. |
I see myself as a good leader. | I am not sure if I would make a good leader. |
I like to have authority over other people. | I don’t mind following orders. |
I find it easy to manipulate people. | I don’t like it when I find myself manipulating people. |
I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve. | I take my satisfactions as they come. |
I have a strong will to power. | Power for its own sake doesn’t interest me. |
People always seem to recognize my authority. | Being an authority doesn’t mean that much to me. |
I would prefer to be a leader. | It makes little difference to me whether I am a leader or not. |
I am a born leader. | Leadership is a quality that takes a long time to develop. |
Participants score 1 point for each option in the right-hand column. Items presented in random order with response options in random order.