In view of the frequent use of Janis and Field's (1959) “Feelings of Inadequacy” scale, an inter-item correlation matrix and correlation of each item with the total test score were obtained. Two items correlated poorly with other items and with the total test score. It is suggested that future researchers might eliminate these items from the scale.
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