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Section 1: Confidence in One’s Own Significance
Answer Key:
1=strongly disagree    2=somewhat disagree     3=neither agree nor disagree
4=somewhat agree     5=strongly agree
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Confidence from Appearance/Self-Presentation 1 2 3 4 5
1. I feel better about myself if I am wearing something new for the first time.
2. I worry what people will think of me as the years go on and I start to show my age.
3. The way I look matters as much as what I do.
Confidence from Acquisition 1 2 3 4 5
4. I feel better about myself if I have just bought something new.
5. I spend a lot of time thinking about the things I could buy if I had just a little more money.
6. If I feel down about myself, it helps to go shopping.
Confidence from Profession 1 2 3 4 5
7. I feel really good if I have just gotten a pat on the back from my boss
8. I take pride in doing a good job, even if no one else notices.
9. I would feel a lot better about myself if I could just work a little harder.
10. If I didn’t have my job, I don’t know what I would do with my time.
11. If I lost my job tomorrow, I don’t know what people would think of me.
12. When people ask me to tell them about myself, I usually begin by describing my job or my professional achievements.
13. If I get negative feedback at work, it can send me into a tail-spin of self-doubt.
14. Even if I never again got another promotion at my job, I would still feel good about myself.
Confidence from Interpersonal Affirmation 1 2 3 4 5
15. It’s very important to me that I look good in other peoples’ eyes.
16. I worry a lot about what other people think of me.
17. If I spend too much time alone, I begin to doubt myself.
18. I need constant affirmation from others to feel good about myself.
19. I know that my best friends and family members will have a high opinion of me, no matter what I do.
20. Receiving harsh criticism can really make me doubt myself and my value to others.
Confidence from Awareness of Inherent Worth 1 2 3 4 5
21. Just about every day, I find something new I want to change about myself.
22. Deep down, I know that there is something uniquely valuable about me.
23. Even if I never did anything significant again, I would know that I am important.
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