Self-Acceptance Scale

5= Not at all true of myself 

4= Slightly true of myself 3= About halfway true of myself 

2= Mostly true of myself 

1= True of myself 

 _____ 1. I! li"e it if I #oul! fi$! someo$e who woul! tell me how to sol%e my

 &erso$al &roblems.

 _____ 2. I !o$t 'uestio$ my worth as a &erso$( e%e$ if I thi$" others !o.

 _____ 3. )he$ &eo&le say $i#e thi$gs about me( I fi$! it !iffi#ult to belie%e they

really mea$ it. I thi$" maybe they are "i!!i$g me or *ust are$t bei$g si$#ere _____ 4. If there is a$y #riti#ism or a$yo$e says a$ythi$g about me( I #a$t ta"e it.

 _____ 5. I !o$t say mu#h at so#ial affairs be#ause Im afrai! that &eo&le will #riti#i+eme or laugh if I say the wro$g thi$g.

 _____ ,. I reali+e that Im $ot li%i$g %ery effe#ti%ely( but I *ust !o$t belie%e I%e got

it i$ me to use my e$ergies i$ better ways. _____ -. I loo" o$ most of the feeli$gs a$! im&ulses I ha%e towar!s &eo&le as bei$g

'uite $atural a$! a##e&table.

 _____ . Somethi$g i$si!e me *ust wo$t let me be satisfie! wit a$y *ob I%e !o$e/ if

it tur$s out well( I get a smug feeli$g this is be$eath me( this is$t a fair test. _____ 0. I feel !iffere$t from other &eo&le. I! li"e to ha%e the feeli$g of se#urity that

#omes from "$owi$g Im $ot too !iffere$t from e%eryo$e else.

 _____ 1. Im afrai! for &eo&le that I li"e to fi$! out what Im really li"e( for fearthey! be !isa&&oi$te! i$ me.

 _____ 11. I am fre'ue$tly bothere! by feeli$gs of i$feriority.

 _____ 12. e#ause of others( I ha%e$t bee$ able to a#hie%e as mu#h as I shoul! ha%e.

 _____ 13. I am 'uite shy a$! self/#o$s#ious i$ so#ial situatio$s.

 _____ 14. I$ or!er to get alo$g a$! be li"e!( I te$! to be what others e&e#t me to be.

 _____ 15. I seem to ha%e a real i$$er stre$gth i$ ha$!li$g thi$gs. Im o$ a &retty soli!fou$!atio$ a$! it ma"es me &retty sure of myself.

 _____ 1,. I feel self/#o$s#ious whe$ Im with &eo&le who ha%e a su&erior &ositio$ to

mi$e i$ busi$ess or i$ s#hool. _____ 1-. I thi$" Im $euroti#.

 _____ 1. ery ofte$( I !o$t try to be frie$!ly with &eo&le be#ause I thi$" they wo$tli"e me.

 _____ 10. I feel that Im a &erso$ of worth( o$ a$ e'ual &la$e with others.

 

 _____ 2. I #a$t a%oi! feeli$g guilty about the way I feel towar! #ertai$ &eo&le i$ my

life.

 _____ 21. Im $ot afrai! of meeti$g $ew &eo&le. I feel that Im a worthwhile &erso$a$! theres $o reaso$ why they shoul! !isli"e me.

 _____ 22. I sort of o$ly half belie%e i$ myself.

 _____ 23. Im %ery se$siti%e. eo&le say thi$gs a$! I thi$" theyre #riti#i+i$g or

i$sulti$g me( a$! later whe$ I thi$" about it( they may $ot ha%e mea$t

a$ythi$g li"e that at all. _____ 24. I thi$" I ha%e #ertai$ abilities a$! other &eo&le say so too. I wo$!er if Im

$ot gi%i$g them a$ im&orta$#e way beyo$! what they !eser%e.

 _____ 25. I feel #o$fi!e$t that I #a$ !o somethi$g about the &roblems that may arise i$

the future. _____ 2,. I guess I &ut o$ a show to im&ress &eo&le. I "$ow Im $ot the &erso$ I

 &rete$! to be.

 _____ 2-. I !o$t worry or #o$!em$ myself if other &eo&le &ass *u!gme$t agai$st me.

 _____ 2. I !o$t feel %ery $ormal( but I wa$t to feel $ormal.

 _____ 20. )he$ Im i$ a grou&( I usually !o$t say mu#h for fear of sayi$g the wro$g

thi$g.

 _____ 3. I ha%e a te$!e$#y to si!este& my &roblems.

 _____ 31. 6%e$ whe$ &eo&le !o thi$" well of me( I feel sort of guilty be#ause I "$ow I

must be fooli$g them.

 _____ 32. I feel that Im o$ the same le%el as others( a$! that hel&s to establish goo!relatio$s with them.

 _____ 33. I feel that &eo&le are a&t to rea#t !iffere$tly to me tha$ they woul! $ormally

rea#t to other &eo&le. _____ 34. I li%e too mu#h by other &eo&les sta$!ar!s.

 _____ 35. )he$ I ha%e to a!!ress a grou&( I get self/#o$s#ious a$! ha%e !iffi#ultlysayi$g thi$gs well.

 _____ 3,. If I !i!$t always ha%e su#h har! lu#"( I! a##om&lish mu#h more tha$ I

ha%e.

Sour#e7 8rom erger( 6.M. 9105:. A##e&ta$#e of Self S#ale. ;e&ri$te! with &ermissio$.

S#ori$g the Self A##e&ta$#e S#ale7

 

A!! the s#ores for the 3, items( reverse scoring items 2,7,15,21,25,27 and 32 .

<igher s#ores i$!i#ate greater self/a##e&ta$#e. S#ores of 1/11 refle#t a $egati%e %iew ofthe self( while s#ores of 111/15 are a%erage. S#ores of 151/1 refle#t high self/

a##e&ta$#e. These i$!i%i!uals #o$si!er themsel%es to be worthy a$! #o$fi!e$t

i$!i%i!uals.