The development of a self-report measure of preferences for self-relevant feedback (choice between positive or negative personality trait adjectives that might be descriptive of the self) is described. The initial study of validity yielded correlations in the expected direction with measures of depression, self-esteem, neurosis, and general maladjustment. Implications for research were discussed.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
AndersonN. H. (1968) Likeableness ratings of 555 personality trait words. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 9, 272–279.
2.
BeckA. T.BeckR. W. (1972) Screening depressed patients in family practice: A rapid technique. Postgraduate Medicine, 52(6), 81–85.
3.
CooneyJ. L.ZeichnerA. (1985) Selective attention to negative feedback in Type A and Type B individuals. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 94, 110–112.
4.
FittsW. H. (1965) Tennessee Self-concept Scale. Nashville, TN: Counselor Recordings and Tapes.
5.
Gasparikova-KrasnecM.PostR. D. (1984) Motivation to obtain self-relevant feedback in depressed college students. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 40, 1190–1193.
6.
MartinM.WardJ. C.ClarkD. M. (1983) Neuroticism and recall of positive and negative personality information. Behavioral Research and Therapy, 21, 495–503.
7.
SwannW. B.ReadS. J. (1981) Acquiring self-knowledge: The search for feedback that fits. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 41, 1119–1128.
8.
WongP. T.SprouleC. F. (1984) An attribution analysis of the locus of control construct and the Trent Attribution Profile. In LefcourtH. (Ed.), Research with the locus of control construct. Vol. 3. Extensions and limitations. New York: Academic Press. Pp. 309–360.
