title: Development of emotional stability scale.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Emotional stability remains the central theme in personality studies. The concept of stable emotional behavior at any level is that which reflects the fruits of normal emotional development. The study aims at development of an emotional stability scale.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on available literature the components of emotional stability were identified and 250 items were developed, covering each component. Two-stage elimination of items was carried out, i.e. through judges' opinions and item analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty items with highest 't' values covering 5 dimensions of emotional stability viz pessimism vs. optimism, anxiety vs. calm, aggression vs. tolerance., dependence vs. autonomy., apathy vs. empathy were retained in the final scale. Reliability as checked by Cronbach's alpha was .81 and by split half method it was .79. Content validity and construct validity were checked. Norms are given in the form of cumulative percentages.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the psychometric principles a 50 item, self-administered 5 point Lickert type rating scale was developed for measurement of emotional stability.
authors.affiliation: Scientist-E (DRDO), Posted as Psychologist, Selection Centre Central, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chander