Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS)

Introduction The Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS) measures the declared degree of self-pluralism, visible already in William James’s works. Self-pluralism refers to the degree to which one perceives oneself as typically feeling, behaving, and being different, in different situations, and at different time...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka E. Łyś, Hubert Suszek, Krzysztof Fronczyk
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Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2021-07-01
Series:Current Issues in Personality Psychology
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Online Access:http://cipp.ug.edu.pl/Psychometric-properties-of-the-Polish-version-r-nof-the-Self-Pluralism-Scale-SPS,137982,0,2.html
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author Agnieszka E. Łyś
Hubert Suszek
Krzysztof Fronczyk
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description Introduction The Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS) measures the declared degree of self-pluralism, visible already in William James’s works. Self-pluralism refers to the degree to which one perceives oneself as typically feeling, behaving, and being different, in different situations, and at different times. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the SPS. Material and methods A total of 1747 participants (67% were women) between the ages of 15 and 70 years completed the SPS along with measures of self-concept inconsistency, self-concept differentiation, dissociative experiences, internal dialogical activity, personality, and social desirability. Results Internal reliability and test-retest reliability were high. The full version has too low indices of fit whereas the brief, 10-item version fits the data well. As indicators of the convergent validity, a positive correlation of SPS with self-concept inconsistency, self-concept differentiation, dissociative experiences, internal dialogical activity and neuroticism and a negative correlation with agreeableness and social desirability were found. Conclusions The results suggest that the brief, 10-item version is more valid than the full, 30-item version. The tool may be used for scientific research concerning self-pluralism. After collecting data from a sample that would allow norms to be constructed, the tool may also be useful for individual diagnosis.
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spelling doaj.art-e7c8f876496445e5bbe6f1b93a0e46c22022-12-22T04:22:11ZengTermedia Publishing HouseCurrent Issues in Personality Psychology2353-41922353-561X2021-07-0110215316310.5114/cipp.2021.107173137982Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS)Agnieszka E. Łyś0Hubert Suszek1Krzysztof Fronczyk2Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandIntroduction The Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS) measures the declared degree of self-pluralism, visible already in William James’s works. Self-pluralism refers to the degree to which one perceives oneself as typically feeling, behaving, and being different, in different situations, and at different times. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the SPS. Material and methods A total of 1747 participants (67% were women) between the ages of 15 and 70 years completed the SPS along with measures of self-concept inconsistency, self-concept differentiation, dissociative experiences, internal dialogical activity, personality, and social desirability. Results Internal reliability and test-retest reliability were high. The full version has too low indices of fit whereas the brief, 10-item version fits the data well. As indicators of the convergent validity, a positive correlation of SPS with self-concept inconsistency, self-concept differentiation, dissociative experiences, internal dialogical activity and neuroticism and a negative correlation with agreeableness and social desirability were found. Conclusions The results suggest that the brief, 10-item version is more valid than the full, 30-item version. The tool may be used for scientific research concerning self-pluralism. After collecting data from a sample that would allow norms to be constructed, the tool may also be useful for individual diagnosis.http://cipp.ug.edu.pl/Psychometric-properties-of-the-Polish-version-r-nof-the-Self-Pluralism-Scale-SPS,137982,0,2.htmlconfirmatory factor analysisself-conceptself-pluralism scaleself-pluralism scale
spellingShingle Agnieszka E. Łyś
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Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS)
Current Issues in Personality Psychology
confirmatory factor analysis
self-concept
self-pluralism scale
self-pluralism scale
title Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS)
title_full Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS)
title_fullStr Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS)
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS)
title_short Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Self-Pluralism Scale (SPS)
title_sort psychometric properties of the polish version of the self pluralism scale sps
topic confirmatory factor analysis
self-concept
self-pluralism scale
self-pluralism scale
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