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Over-Identifying with Social Roles: Selfing Scale Development and Validation

Auteurs: Danielle L. Oyler, Steven D. Pratscher, Pisey Leng, Oleg N. Medvedev, B. Ann Bettencourt

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 8/2022

Abstract

Objectives

People conceptualize their identities, in part, by their social roles. We defined the construct of “selfing” as excessive identification with a social role. This over-identification may influence feelings of psychological stress; research to understand this theorized association requires reliable and valid measurement of the selfing construct.

Method

The Selfing Scale was developed and validated using both classical and Rasch methodology with a large sample (N = 1882) including undergraduate students and MTurk workers. Two randomized samples (n = 400 each) were extracted and subjected to Rasch analysis to ensure replicability of the results. Additional independent samples were used to establish test–retest reliability and validity by examining relationships with other measures relevant to the self.

Results

An exploratory factor analysis on the initial 27 items yielded a 25-item solution with acceptable psychometric properties that supported a single overarching selfing factor. To achieve the best Rasch model fit, we uniformly rescored disordered thresholds, removed 7 misfitting items, and used testlet models to address local dependency resulting in a more robust 18-item scale. Conversion algorithms were also developed to transform ordinal scores into the interval-level metric to enhance accuracy of the scale. Selfing was negatively related to trait and interpersonal mindfulness and frequency of meditation among mindfulness practitioners, and positively related to psychological stress among non-practitioners.

Conclusions

This study developed a reliable and valid Selfing Scale to measure over-identification with the self that is useful to investigate the impact of selfing on an individual’s health and well-being.

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Titel: Over-Identifying with Social Roles: Selfing Scale Development and Validation
Auteurs: Danielle L. Oyler
Steven D. Pratscher
Pisey Leng
Oleg N. Medvedev
B. Ann Bettencourt
Publicatiedatum: 30-06-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 8/2022
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01931-6

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