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Two short (16 item) forms of the Helmreich, Stapp, and Ervin (1974) Texas Social Behavior Inventory, a validated, objective measure of self-esteem or social competence are presented. Normative data and other statistics are described for males and females. Correlations between each short form and long (32-item) scale were.97. Factor analysis and part-whole correlations verified the similarity of the two forms. The utility of the scale in research is described.
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The research reported herein was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through Grant NGR 44-012-224, Robert Helmreich, Principal Investigator.
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Helmreich, R., Stapp, J. Short forms of the Texas Social Behavior Inventory (TSBI), an objective measure of self-esteem. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 4, 473–475 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334260
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