Measuring self-acceptance: Expectancy for success vs. self-esteem

✍ Scribed by Jack Mearns

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 586 KB
• Volume: 45
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(198905)45:3<390::aid-jclp2270450307>3.0.co;2-s

✦ Synopsis

Self-acceptance is defined in Social Learning Theory terms as overall Freedom of Movement. This definition is essentially the same as the conception of Generalized Expectancy for Success presented by , who created the Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale (GESS) in order to measure the construct. This study sought to validate the GESS as a measure of self-acceptance by using a sociometric peer nomination technique (N = 79). Results supported the validity of conceiving of self-acceptance in Social Learning Theory terms as overall Freedom of Movement and the concurrent validity of the Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale as a measure of self-acceptance. Data also suggested that the GESS may be more psychometrically sound than other similar scales in terms of internal consistency and confounding with social desirability.