A comprehensive analysis of the psychometric properties of the contingencies of self-worth scale (CSWS)

Abstract

The Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale (CSWS) is a widely used personality self-report questionnaire developed for measuring the domains in which self-esteem is sustained by successes and achievements as well as threatened by obstacles and failures. Two studies (Nstudy1 = 453, Nstudy2 = 293) aimed to further refine our knowledge of its psychometric properties. Results attested that, at the first-order level, the originally hypothesized seven-factor model proved to be the best-fitting one, but the inclusion of a method factor significantly improved the fit to the data. At the second-order level, the model with two higher-order variables representing private sphere and public sphere of CSW fit better than alternative models. Finally, there was evidence that first- and second-order domains had a good degree of construct and discriminant validity. Overall, these studies provided a step forward in refining the psychometric structure of the CSWS.

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“…Nested models were compared by using the DIFFTEST option in Mplus, which allows for models' comparison using the WLSMV estimator. Non-nested models were instead compared by comparing the associated values assumed by an adapted version of the AIC for the WLSMV estimator see [97], using the following formula [98]: ∆AIC = AICi-AICmin, where AICmin is the minimum observed AIC between the two models. Burnham and Anderson [99] suggested that ∆AIC < 2 means that the models have comparable fit.…”