Paul L Hewitt, Sabrina Ge, Martin M Smith, Gordon L Flett, Simone Cheli, Danielle S Molnar, Ariel Ko, Samuel F Mikail, Thalia Lang
This article introduces a measure of self-condemnatory internal dialogue as an element of the relationship with the self: The Automatic Self-Recrimination Scale (ASRS). Using the construct validation approach to test construction, we describe the initial development of items and report on findings from a clinical and nonclinical sample showing the ASRS is best understood as a multidimensional measure of self-critical internal dialogue composed of one higher-order factor and four lower-order facets: Not Mattering, Self as Failure, Undeserving Self, and Loathsomeness...
January 25, 2024: Journal of Personality Assessment