INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SDQ-II
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
This is not a test - there are no right or wrong answers.
This is a chance for you to look at how you think and feel about yourself. It is important that you:
are honest
give your own views about yourself, without talking to others
report how you feel NOW (not how how you felt at another time in your life, or how you might feel
tomorrow)
Your answers are confidential and will only be used for research or program development. Your answers will not
be used in any way to refer to you as an individual.
Use the six-point scale to indicate how true (like you) or how false (unlike you), each statement over the page is
as a description of you. Please do not leave any statements blank.
12 3 4 5 6
False Mostly
falseMore false
than trueMore true
than falseMostly
trueTrue
Not like me at all; it
isn’t like me at allThis statement describes me well;
it is very much like me
Statement False True
01. MATHEMATICS is one of my best subjects 1 2 3 4 5 6
02. Nobody thinks that I am good looking 1 2 3 4 5 6
03. Overall, I have a lot to be proud of 1 2 3 4 5 6
Notes:
A scoring key is provided in the user manual: www.uws.edu.au/cppe/research/instruments/sdqii
The entire SDQ-II is available here: www.uws.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/361886/SDQII_Inst.pdf
The entire SDQ-I is available here: www.uws.edu.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0008/361871/SDQI_Inst.pdf
Sample items from the SQQ-I:
In general, I like being the way I am. (General-Self Scale)
I am good looking. (Physical Appearance Scale)
I am good at MATHEMATICS. (Mathematics Scale)
The entire SDQ-III is available here: www.uws.edu.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0020/361901/SDQIII_Inst.pdf
Sample items from the SQQ-III:
Overall, I have a lot of respect for myself. (General Esteem Scale)
I have a good body build. (Physical Appearance Scale)
I like most academic subjects. (Academic Scale)
Source : Reproduced with permission.
FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
Although the current self-report measures of self- esteem appear to have strong psychometric support
(especially the RSE and the SDQ family of instruments) , there are important future directions for assessing
self-esteem. Foremost, more work is needed on crea ting and evaluating implicit measures of self-esteem
(see Buhrmester et al., 2011 ) .I tw o u l db ev a l u a b l et oh a v eas e to fi m p l i c i tm e a s u r e st h a tw e r es t a b l ea n d
showed good convergent validity with each other and g ood predictive validity. Such instruments could allow
researchers to address interesting and important questi ons such as whether individuals with heightened levels151 FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
II. EMOTIONAL DISPOSITIONS