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Title

The development and validation of the relational, individual, and collective self-aspects (RIC) scale

Author(s)

Kashima, Emiko S.;  Hardie, Elizabeth A.

Abstract

A new scale measuring Relational, Individual, and Collective self-aspects (RIC) was developed. The RIC Scale consists of ten questions each followed by three options reflecting the three self-aspects. Respondents rate each option in terms of its applicability to the self, yielding three subscale scores and revealing the relative prominence of each self-aspect. Two samples of university students (N1 = 170, N2 = 214) were used to develop and refine the scale. Analyses supported the reliability and validity of the three RIC subscales. Each self-aspect correlated in predicted ways with several existing scales. The RIC Scale also proved useful in assessing gender differences in self-aspect prominence. Validity of the three-part model of the self and implications for future research are discussed.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. School of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Source

Asian journal of social psychology, Vol. 3, no. 1 (Apr. 2000), pp. 19-48

Publication year

2000

Publisher

Blackwell Publishers

ISSN

1367-2223

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1111/1467-839X.00053

Peer reviewed