Reliability of the Ego-Grasping Scale.
Research using Knoblauch and Falconer's Ego-Grasping Scale is reviewed. Using a sample of 695 undergraduate students, the scale had moderate reliability (Cronbach alpha, odd-even numbered items, and test-retest), but a principal-components analysis with a varimax rotation identified five components, indicating heterogeneity in the content of the items. Lower Ego-Grasping scores appear to be associated with better psychological health. The scale has been translated and used with Korean, Kuwaiti, and Turkish students, indicating that the scale can be useful in cross-cultural studies.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012072:Religious Philosophies / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult