Tests of reliability and construct validity of the Imaginary Audience Scale (IAS) and its two sub-scales, the Abiding Self (AS) and the Transient Self (TS), were carried out with a sample of 185 adolescents. Results were compared with those of Elkind and Bowen who developed the IAS, TS and AS Scales. Alpha coefficients and item-total correlations were similar to those reported by Elkind and Bowen. In addition, two factors were found for the AS corresponding to the AS and TS sub-scales identified by Elkind and Bowen.
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