Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale.

CSW

What it measures

contingent self-esteem; domains of self-worth; approval; appearance; competition; academic competence; family support; virtue; God's love

Length and format

35 items. 7-point Likert; 7 subscales x 5 items (others' approval, appearance, competition, academic competence, family support, virtue, God's love) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Adapted into German, Chinese, Dutch and other languages

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Crocker, J., Luhtanen, R. K., Cooper, M. L., & Bouvrette, A. (2003). Contingencies of self-worth in college students: Theory and measurement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85(5), 894-908.