Study Lewis (1972): study US 1967
- Public
- 24-75 aged Catholic sisters, Eastern USA. 196?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 183
- Non Response
- 34%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Self-concept compo- nents
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Operationalization
- Principal components, extracted from 21 bipolar adjective 7-point scales (semantic differential scales; see Monge, 1971). The adjective scales were scored for 'Myself - as I really am most of the time'.
a. Achievement / leadership.
7 items idex: inferior - superior,
dull - sharp, follower - leader,
dumb - smart, failure - success,
weak - strong, worthless - valuable.
b. Congeniality / sociability.
4 items index: cruel - kind, awful - nice, unfriendly - friendly, bad -
good.
c. Psychological adjustment.
6 items index: dissatisfied -
satisfied, unstable - stable, shaky
- steady, sad - happy, unsure -
confedent, soft - hard.
d. Physical adjustment.
4 items index: delicate - rugged,
sick - healthy, nervous - relaxed,
tired - refreshed.