A Measure of Private Self-Consciousness


Answer the following questions as honestly and accurately as possible on a scale from 1 to 5, where:

1 = extremely uncharacteristic (not at all like me)
2 = somewhat uncharacteristic
3 = neither characteristic nor uncharacteristic
4 = somewhat characteristic
5 = extremely characteristic (very much like me)
 
1. I’m always trying to figure myself out.
2. Generally, I’m not very aware of myself.  
3. I reflect about myself a lot.    
4. I’m often the subject of my own fantasies.    
5. I never scrutinize myself.    
6. I’m generally attentive to my inner feelings.    
7. I’m constantly examining my motives.    
8. I sometimes have the feeling that I’m off somewhere watching myself.    
9. I’m alert to changes in my mood.
10. I’m aware of the way my mind works when I work through a problem.
 


(Adapted from Fenigstein et al., 1975)