Self-Confidence Scale for Chinese Primary and Secondary School Students – Chinese Version

Description

In everyday concepts, “self-confidence” is easily explained in Chinese as “believing in oneself,” but this explanation tends to be vague and general, leaning more towards viewing self-confidence as a personality trait. In English, self-confidence is defined as believing in one’s correctness in a particular matter or believing one can accomplish something. This explanation is somewhat clearer and more specific, suggesting that self-confidence can be a situational self-belief. Regardless of Eastern or Western perspectives, concepts like self-confidence, self-esteem, self-doubt, and arrogance are closely related to self-concept and self-awareness, and they are significantly emphasized in education and personal development. However, systematic research on self-confidence (自信) in psychology is relatively scarce. In recent years, research on self-confidence has gained increasing attention in the Western psychological community. Studies show that differences in self-confidence among individuals significantly affect various fields such as competition, achievement, attribution, and employment in terms of psychological and behavioral outcomes. Self-confidence has a pervasive influence on all aspects of human cognition, emotion, intention, and action. Additionally, as a stable personality trait, self-confidence profoundly influences the formation and development of mental health and well-rounded character. The Chinese Primary and Secondary School Students’ Self-Confidence Scale (中国中小学生自信量表) is a simple questionnaire. Please read each question carefully and choose the option that best reflects your true feelings by marking “√” on the number that is closest to your genuine sentiments.

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Keywords

Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, Personality Traits, Psychological Research

Items in Chinese

1. 我为自己设立的目标一般都能实现。
2. 我感到我的生活积极向上、充满活力。
3. 只要我努力，就一定能找到问题的答案。
4. 当同学和我有不同意见时，我会怀疑自己是否正确。
5. 我能轻松、从容地面对新环境、新问题。
6. 我觉得所有同学都不如我。
7. 无论干什么，我都觉得别人比我做得好。
8. 我相信我能改变别人对我不好的看法。
9. 从内心里讲，我看不上周围的人们。
10. 当有人说我今天穿得很漂亮时，我会感到不安，不知道他是否是在开我的玩笑。
11. 别人很难改变我的观点。
12. 我学习新知识的能力很强。
13. 我相信我有能力创造美好的未来。
14. 我相信只要努力就能达到目标。
15. 如果好朋友与我绝交，我认为那是他们的损失。
16. 我经常感到自己是个失败者。
17. 再好看的衣服穿到我身上就不那么好看了。

Items in English

1. I generally achieve the goals I set for myself.
2. I feel my life is positive and full of energy.
3. As long as I work hard, I can definitely find the answers to problems.
4. When my classmates disagree with me, I doubt whether I am correct.
5. I can easily and calmly face new environments and challenges.
6. I think all my classmates are inferior to me.
7. No matter what I do, I feel that others do it better than I do.
8. I believe I can change others’ negative opinions about me.
9. Deep down, I look down on the people around me.
10. When someone says I look beautiful today, I feel uneasy and wonder if they are joking.
11. It is hard for others to change my opinions.
12. I have a strong ability to learn new knowledge.
13. I believe I have the ability to create a bright future.
14. I believe that as long as I work hard, I can achieve my goals.
15. If my good friend cuts ties with me, I think it is their loss.
16. I often feel like a failure.
17. Even the best-looking clothes don’t look that good on me.

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