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Measuring self‐acceptance: Expectancy for success vs. self‐esteem
Author(s) -
Mearns Jack
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198905)45:3<390::aid-jclp2270450307>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - psychology , expectancy theory , self acceptance , scale (ratio) , nomination , social psychology , construct validity , measure (data warehouse) , construct (python library) , convergent validity , internal consistency , psychometrics , developmental psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , database , political science , computer science , law , programming language
Abstract Self‐acceptance is defined in Social Learning Theory (Rotter, 1954) terms as overall Freedom of Movement. This definition is essentially the same as the conception of Generalized Expectancy for Success presented by Fibel and Hale (1978), who created the Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale (GESS) in order to measure the construct. This study sought to validate the GESS as a measure of self‐acceptance by using a sociometric peer nomination technique ( N = 79). Results supported the validity of conceiving of self‐acceptance in Social Learning Theory terms as overall Freedom of Movement and the concurrent validity of the Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale as a measure of self‐acceptance. Data also suggested that the GESS may be more psychometrically sound than other similar scales in terms of internal consistency and confounding with social desirability.