Organizational Behavior (Stephen Robbins)

Chapter 2Perception, Personality, and Emotions 61

OBAT WORK

LEARNING ABOUT YOURSELF EXERCISE #3

How’s Your Self-Esteem?

Answer each of the following questions honestly. Next to each question write a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, depending on which answer
best describes you.

1 = Very often

2 = Fairly often

3=Sometimes

4=Once in a great while

5 = Practically never

__ 1. How often do you have the feeling that there is nothing that you can do well?

__ 2. When you talk in front of a class or group of people your own age, how often do you feel worried or
afraid?

__ 3. How often do you feel that you have handled yourself well at social gatherings?

__ 4. How often do you have the feeling that you can do everything well?

__ 5. How often are you comfortable when starting a conversation with people you don’t know?

__ 6. How often do you feel self-conscious?

__ 7. How often do you feel that you are a successful person?

__ 8. How often are you troubled with shyness?

__ 9. How often do you feel inferior to most people you know?

__ 1 0. How often do you feel that you are a worthless individual?

__ 11. How often do you feel confident that your success in your future job or career is assured?

__ 1 2. How often do you feel sure of yourself when among strangers?

__ 1 3. How often do you feel confident that some day people will look up to you and respect you?

__ 14. In general, how often do you feel confident about your abilities?

__ 1 5. How often do you worry about how well you get along with other people?

__ 16. How often do you feel that you dislike yourself?

__ 1 7. How often do you feel so discouraged with yourself that you wonder whether anything is worthwhile?

__ 1 8. How often do you worry about whether other people like to be with you?

__ 1 9. When you talk in front of a class or a group of people of your own age, how often are you pleased with
your performance?

__ 20. How often do you feel sure of yourself when you speak in a class discussion?

Scoring Key:
Add up your score for the following 10 items: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, and 18. For the other 10 items, reverse your scor-
ing (that is, a 5 becomes 1, 4 is 2, 2 is 4, and 1 is 5). The higher your score, the higher your self-esteem.

Source:Developed by A. H. Eagly and adapted from J. R. Robinson and P. R. Shaver, Measures of Social Psychological Attitudes(Ann Arbor, MI:
Institute of Social Research, 1973), pp. 79–80. With permission.