title: Development of a reaction inventory to measure guilt.
abstract: The Reaction Inventory-Guilt was developed to isolate, in individuals, the specific stimulus situations which result in guilt. The 50-item inventory was administered to 96 subjects. The estimate of the internal consistency coefficient was .94. The inter-item correlations were factor analyzed by the principle axis method, and rotation to oblique simple structure was accomplished by the Promax method. Four oblique factors were obtained: intentional behavior disrupting interpersonal relations; self-destructive behavior; behavior contrary to moral or ethical principles; and unintentional behavior disrupting interpersonal relationships.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory