title: Structural findings regarding the Silencing the Self Scale.
abstract: Principal components factor analysis, based on scores of 363 college women, confirmed four subscales of the Silencing the Self Scale; however, 5 items loaded differently in the structure of these subscales. Recommendations for scale revision and studies with other populations are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Galvin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012650:Self Disclosure