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Self-esteem can be divided into two types: personal and relational. Personal self-esteem is influenced by personal characteristics (i.e., skills or talent), whereas relational, or social, self-esteem is influenced by how others view us and how well we interact with others (Du et al. 2016). Social competence, sometimes referred to as social skills or social self-efficacy, refers to one’s ability to initiate, reciprocate, and maintain healthy relationships (Williams and Galliher 2006). The Texas Social Behavior Inventory (TSBI) was developed as an objective measure of social self-esteem and social competence (Helmreich and Stapp 1974).
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The TSBI is a 32-item, 5-point Likert scale rated from (a) not at all characteristic of me to (e) very characteristic of me. Items are scored from 0 to 4, with higher ratings reflecting greater social self-esteem. Sample items include Other people look up to me, I would describe myself as socially unskilled(reverse...
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Blume, A.K., Bean, R.C., Galliher, R.V. (2017). Texas Social Behavior Inventory. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_94-1
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