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Background:

The Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Efficacy (CSIE) is a 32-item inventory designed to complement existing interpersonal circumplex measures by efficiently assessing confidence that one can engage in variety of interpersonal behaviors. The eight 4-item scales of the CSIE appear to have a circumplex structure, adequate internal reliability, and convergent validity with measures of interpersonal values and interpersonal problems.

Psychometrics:

A description of the development and psychometrics of the CSIE can be found in Lock and Sadler (2007).

Author of Tool:

Kenneth D. Locke

Key references:

Locke, K.D. & Sadler, P. (2007). Self-efficacy, values, and complementarity in dyadic interactions: Integrating interpersonal and social-cognitive theory. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 94-109.

Locke, K.D. (2011). Circumplex measures of interpersonal constructs. In L. M. Horowitz & S. Strack (Eds.), Handbook of Interpersonal Psychology (pp. 313-324). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Primary use / Purpose:

The Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Efficacy (CSIE) is a self-report measure of confidence that one can engage in variety of agentic and communal interpersonal behaviors associated with each octant of the interpersonal circumplex.

Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Efficacy

For each of the following behaviors, rate how sure you are that you can act that way with other people. Use the following rating scale:

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
I am not at all confident that…		I am mildly confident that…		I am moderately confident that…			I am very confident that…		I am absolutely confident that…

Sample Item:

When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can express myself clearly

If you are absolutely confident that you can express yourself clearly, you would circle 10. If you feel not at all confident, you would circle 0. If you feel moderately confident that you can express yourself clearly, you would circle 5, and so on.

01. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can express myself openly

02. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be tough

03. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can follow the rules

04. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be assertive

05. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can hide my thoughts and feelings

06. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can fit in

07. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can keep the upper hand

08. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can avoid getting into arguments

09. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can smooth over any difficulties

10. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be cold and unfriendly when I want to

11. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can get along with them

12. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can speak up when I have something to say

13. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be submissive

14. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can understand their feelings

15. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can win any arguments or competitions

16. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be a follower

17. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can get them to listen to what I have to say

18. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can get them to leave me alone

19. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be nice

20. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can take charge

21. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can disappear into the background when I want

22. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can soothe hurt feelings

23. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be aggressive if I need to

24. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can avoid making them angry

25. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be a leader

26. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be cruel when the situation calls for it

27. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be giving

28. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be forceful

29. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be quiet

30. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can be helpful

31. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can tell them when I am annoyed

32. When I am with others, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …I can let others take charge

Below is a sample SPSS program for scoring the CSIE.

* Compute raw octant scores (each raw octant score = mean of 4 items).

* PA = Agentic, BC = Agentic & Uncommunal, DE = Uncommunal, FG = Unagentic & Uncommunal

* HI = Unagentic, JK = Unagentic & Communal, LM = Communal, NO = Agentic & Communal.

COMPUTE PA = (item04+item12+item20+item28)/4.

COMPUTE BC = (item07+item15+item23+item31)/4.

COMPUTE DE = (item02+item10+item18+item26)/4.

COMPUTE FG = (item05+item13+item21+item29)/4.

COMPUTE HI = (item08+item16+item24+item32)/4.

COMPUTE JK = (item03+item11+item19+item27)/4.

COMPUTE LM = (item06+item14+item22+item30)/4.

COMPUTE NO = (item01+item09+item17+item25)/4.

* Compute scores for the overall bipolar X (communal) and Y (agentic) vectors.

COMPUTE AGENTIC = 0.25*(PA-HI+(.707*(BC+NO-FG-JK))).

COMPUTE COMMUNAL = 0.25*(LM-DE+(.707*(NO+JK-FG-BC))).

* “Structural Summary” Parameters.

* Compute “vector length” or “amplitude” (AMP).
COMPUTE AMP = SQRT((AGENTIC**2)+(COMMUNAL**2)).
* Compute overall mean or “response elevation” (ELE).
COMPUTE ELE = MEAN(PA,BC,DE,FG,HI,JK,LM,NO).
* Compute Sum of Squared Deviations.
COMPUTE SStot =((PA-ELE)**2)+((BC-ELE)**2)+((DE-ELE)**2)+((FG-ELE)**2)+((HI-ELE)**2)+((JK-ELE)**2)+((LM-ELE)**2)+((NO-ELE)**2).
* Compute Circumplex Goodness-of-Fit (R-squared = SSpredicted / SSobserved).
COMPUTE R2 =(4*(AMP**2)/SStot).
* NOTE: A simpler SPSS command to compute R2 (without computing SStot above) is:.
COMPUTE R2 =(4*(AMP**2)/((VARIANCE(PA,BC,DE,FG,HI,JK,LM,NO))*7)).
* Compute Angular Displacement or Circumplex Angle (ANG)
COMPUTE Slope = AGENTIC/COMMUNAL.
IF (AGENTIC>0 and COMMUNAL>0) ANG = 000+artan(Slope)*(180/3.14159).
IF (AGENTIC>0 and COMMUNAL<0) ANG = 180+artan(Slope)*(180/3.14159).
IF (AGENTIC<0 and COMMUNAL>0) ANG = 360+artan(Slope)*(180/3.14159).
IF (AGENTIC<0 and COMMUNAL<0) ANG = 180+artan(Slope)*(180/3.14159).

* Compute ipsative scores.

COMPUTE iPA=(PA-ELE).

COMPUTE iBC=(BC-ELE).

COMPUTE iDE=(DE-ELE).

COMPUTE iFG=(FG-ELE).

COMPUTE iHI=(HI-ELE).

COMPUTE iJK=(JK-ELE).

COMPUTE iLM=(LM-ELE).

COMPUTE iNO=(NO-ELE).

The following are descriptive statistics for the 367 undergraduates who participated in Study 1 of Locke & Sadler (2007):

	All Participants		Females		Males
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
PA (+A)	7.23	1.68	7.14	1.71	7.33	1.66
BC (+A-C)	6.44	1.66	6.24	1.70	6.65	1.59
DE (-C)	6.93	1.82	6.75	1.89	7.14	1.75
FG (-A-C)	7.24	1.54	7.16	1.57	7.35	1.54
HI (-A)	7.31	1.53	7.29	1.48	7.34	1.62
JK (-A+C)	8.51	1.11	8.64	1.02	8.37	1.20
LM (+C)	7.90	1.20	8.07	1.10	7.65	1.28
NO (+A+C)	7.30	1.37	7.27	1.39	7.33	1.36

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Mohammed Looti, PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES (2023) Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Efficacy. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/circumplex-scales-of-interpersonal-efficacy/. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31575.96163