Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The Efficacious Self-Presentation Scale (ESS) is a 36 item questionnaire that measures 6 different dimensions: Social self-confidence; Self-image regulation; Bodily self-confidence; Social sensitivity; Social openness; and Social desirability. All responses are expressed on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Subscore(s): Self Confidence, Self Image Regulation, Social Sensitivity, Social Openness, Social Desirability
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Social Awareness ; Self Awareness
Languages
English,
Italian
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
36 items
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Contact
Corresponding Author: Fiorenzo Laghi at fiorenzo.laghi@uniromal.it or fiorenzo.laghi@uniroma1.it
Open Access
Yes
Setting
Classroom
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Laghi, F., Pallini, S., D‘Alessio, M., & Baiocco, R. (2011). Development and validation of the Efficacious Self-Presentation Scale. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 172(2), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2010.526975
