Table 3.

Item Discrimination Parameter Estimates for the 7-Item SD-WISE

	Discrimination	Thresholds
Item		1	2	3	4
SD-WISE7 1: I remain calm under pressure.	1.08	−3.33	−1.82	−0.84	1.45
SD-WISE7 2: I avoid self-reflection. (R)	1.03	−4.18	−2.57	−1.64	0.76
SD-WISE7 3: I enjoy being exposed to diverse viewpoints.	0.80	−5.30	−3.33	−1.54	1.56
SD-WISE7 4: I tend to postpone making major decisions as long as I can. (R)	1.52	−2.20	−0.99	−0.42	1.10
SD-WISE7 5: I often don’t know what to tell people when they come to me for advice. (R)	1.76	−2.80	−1.50	−0.60	1.07
SD-WISE7 6: My spiritual belief gives me inner strength.	0.33	−3.61	−1.71	0.12	3.90
SD-WISE7 7: I avoid situations where I know my help will be needed. (R)	1.92	−2.88	−1.72	−1.01	0.62

NOTE: The italicized items were ultimately selected. (R) = reversed coded.