Subscale

Item

Cronbach’s Alpha

Self-worth

All

0.95

I feel like something is fundamentally wrong with me.

0.95

I think I am not important in any way.

0.93

I see myself as physically attractive.

0.95

I feel that I am worthless.

0.93

I think I am no good at all.

0.94

I have little respect for myself.

0.94

I like myself as a person.

0.94

I feel that I am a loser in every way.

0.94

I feel like I am flawed and defective.

0.94

I feel like I am unacceptable in basic ways.

0.94

I feel like I am hopeless.

0.94

Competence

All

0.94

I think that almost nothing I do at work (or school or household chores) is as good as what other people can do.

0.94

I feel like I screw up everything I try.

0.94

I think that I do not have much to be proud of.

0.94

I feel like I am a failure as a person.

0.93

I often feel that I am stupid.

0.94

I think that I am useless.

0.93

I think that I am able to do things as well as most other people.

0.95

I think that I am able to succeed.

0.94

I feel like I can’t do anything right.

0.93

I feel like I can’t finish anything I am supposed to do.

0.94

I think I am incompetent when it comes to achievement.

0.93

Social Desirability

All

0.95

I think I am a failure in my important relationships.

0.94

I feel that I deserve to be loved.

0.95

I feel that I am loved by friends, family, and/or my significant other.

0.95

I feel that I have let people down in some important ways.

0.94

I think I am too unlovable to reveal myself to other people.

0.94

When people show interest in me, I feel I am fooling them.

0.94

I think that I drive people away from me.

0.94

I believe that I am not worth of people’s attention or affection.

0.94

I feel that I’m not lovable.

0.94

I believe that no one I desire would want to stay close to me if he/she knew the real me.

0.94

I believe that no one likes me

0.94