title: The revised Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale: a validity and reliability study.
abstract: The Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale (GESS; Fibel & Hale, 1978) was revised and assessed for reliability and validity. The revised version was administered to 199 college students along with other conceptually related measures, including the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Life Orientation Test, and Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. One subsample of students also completed the Eysenck Personality Inventory, while another subsample performed a criterion-related task that involved risk taking. Item analysis yielded 25 items with correlations of .45 or higher with the total score. Results indicated high internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Stetson University, DeLand, FL 32720.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Fiedler
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Cochran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept