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The revised Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale: A validity and reliability study
Author(s) -
Hale W. Daniel,
Fiedler Lydia R.,
Cochran C. D.
Publication year - 1992
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(199207)48:4<517::aid-jclp2270480413>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - psychology , expectancy theory , scale (ratio) , internal consistency , reliability (semiconductor) , test validity , test (biology) , personality , clinical psychology , eysenck personality questionnaire , locus of control , personality assessment inventory , psychometrics , developmental psychology , social psychology , big five personality traits , extraversion and introversion , power (physics) , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
The Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale (GESS; Fibel & Hale, 1978) was revised and assessed for reliability and validity. The revised version was administered to 199 college students along with other conceptually related measures, including the Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Scale, the Life Orientation Test, and Rotter's Internal‐External Locus of Control Scale. One subsample of students also completed the Eysenck Personality Inventory, while another subsample performed a criterion‐related task that involved risk taking. Item analysis yielded 25 items with correlations of.45 or higher with the total score. Results indicated high internal consistency and test‐retest reliability.