title: A procedure for coding self-regard from narrative self-descriptions.
abstract: Researchers typically obtain numerical measures of self-regard from the self-reports of cooperative participants by administering assessment scales. Selected narrative self-descriptions would become numerical data sources were suitable content analyses devised. This paper documents two descriptive studies (N=46, N=62) that illustrate a basis for suitable designs. That basis is a simple coding procedure in which raters use a 9-point scale to code measures of specific variables from autobiographical narratives. In each study, 5 raters apply content analyses based on the procedure to code their subjective assessments of self-liking, self-competence, and self-regard described in 108 brief narratives (60-150 words). Analysis shows substantial interrater agreement and content validity for the measures of self-regard. This suggests researchers could apply the coding procedure to other data.
authors.affiliation: Anderson & Mirmelstein Counseling PLC, USA. wpa@alumni.virginia.edu
authors.forename: Walter P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012650:Self Disclosure; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires