Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
Instructions: Please read each statement carefully and mark (✓) the option that best describes
how you feel about your-self.
Response Scale:
1 = Strongly Agree 2 = Agree = Disagree 4 = Strongly Disagree
No. Statement 1 2 3 4
1 On the whole, I am satisfied with myself.
2 At times I think I am no good at all.
3 I feel that I have a number of good qualities.
4 I am able to do things as well as most other people.
5 I feel I do not have much to be proud of.
6 I certainly feel useless at times.
7 I feel that I’m a person of worth.
8 I wish I could have more respect for myself.
9 All in all, I am inclined to think that I am a failure.
10 I take a positive attitude toward myself.
Parental Monitoring Scale
Instructions: Please indicate how much you know or how often you engage in the following
practices regarding your child (as appropriate). Use the scale provided for each section.
Section A: Knowledge-Based Questions (Items 1–6)
Response Scale:
1 = Don’t know at all, 2 = Know a little bit, 3 = Know a lot, 4 = Know everything
No Item Statement 1 2 3 4
.
1 Who your child spends time with
2 How your child spends his/her free time
3 How your child spends his/her money
4 Where your child goes right after school
5 Where your child goes throughout the day on the weekend
6 Problems your child is having at school
Section B: Rule-Setting and Communication Questions (Items 7–11)
Response Scale:
1 = Never, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Often, 4 = Always
No Item Statement 1 2 3 4
.
7 Do you tell your child what time he/she has to be home on school nights?
8 Do you tell your child what time he/she has to be home on weekend nights?
9 If your child didn’t come home by the set time, would you know?
10 If you aren’t home and your child leaves the house, does your child leave a
note or call to say where they are going?
11 When you aren’t at home, does your child know how to get in touch with
you?
Scoring Instructions:
Items 1–6: Use scores ranging from 1 (lowest monitoring) to 4 (highest monitoring).
Items 7–11: Use scores ranging from 1 (never) to 4 (always).
Total Score: Sum or average the item scores to derive an overall parental monitoring
score higher scores indicate greater parental monitoring.
General Self-Efficacy Scale
Sr. Statement Strongly Disagree Neither Agree Strongly
No. Disagree Agree nor Agree
Disagree
1 I can always manage to
solve difficult problems if I
try hard enough.
2 If someone opposes me, I
can find the means and
ways to get what I want.
3 It is easy for me to stick to
my aims and accomplish
my goals.
4 I am confident that I could
deal efficiently with
unexpected events.
5 Thanks to my
resourcefulness, I know
how to handle unforeseen
situations.
6 I can solve most problems
if I invest the necessary
effort.
7 I can remain calm when
facing difficulties because I
can rely on my coping
abilities.
8 When I am confronted with
a problem, I can usually
find several solutions.
9 If I am in trouble, I can
usually think of a solution.
10 I can usually handle
whatever comes my way.
Scoring Instructions:
Please mark the box that best represents your agreement with each statement.
Use a scale of 1 to 5
Strongly Disagree = 1
Disagree = 2
Neither Agree nor Disagree = 3
Agree = 4
Strongly Agree = 5
Sum the scores for all items to get a total General Self-Efficacy score.
Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS)
For each statement, mark (✓) True or False as it applies to you.
Response: True False
No Statement True False
.
1 I feel relaxed even in unfamiliar social situations.
2 I try to avoid situations which force me to be very sociable.
3 It is easy for me to relax when I am with strangers.
4 I have no particular desire to avoid people.
5 I often find social occasions upsetting.
6 I usually feel calm and comfortable at social occasions.
7 I am usually at ease when talking to someone of the opposite sex.
8 I try to avoid talking to people unless I know them well.
9 If the chance comes to meet new people, I often take it.
10 I often feel nervous or tense in casual get-togethers in which both sexes are
present.
11 I am usually nervous with people unless I know them well.
12 I usually feel relaxed when I am with a group of people.
13 I often want to get away from people.
14 I usually feel uncomfortable when I am in a group of people I don’t know
well.
15 I usually feel relaxed when I meet someone for the first time.
16 Being introduced to people makes me tense and nervous.
17 Even though a room is full of strangers, I may enter it anyway.
18 I would avoid walking up and joining a large group of people.
19 When my superiors want to talk with me, I talk willingly.
20 I often feel on edge when I am with a group of people.
21 I tend to withdraw from people.
22 I don’t mind talking to people at parties or social gatherings.
23 I am seldom at ease in a large group of people.
24 I often think of excuses in order to avoid social engagements.
25 I sometimes take the responsibility for introducing people to each other.
26 I try to avoid formal social occasions.
27 I usually go to whatever social engagements I have.
28 I find it easy to relax with other people.
Reference: Watson, D., & Friend, R. (1969). Measurement of social-evaluative anxiety. Journal
of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 33(4), 448.
