Self-Insight Motive Scale

Short Description: The self-insight motive describes the dispositional tendency to strive for accurate self-knowledge. We added a short scale for the assessment of the self-insight motive, the self-insight motive scale, to the SOEP-IS. The scale can be used to investigate the nomological net, developmental antecedents and cogntive-behavioral consequences of the self-insight motive.

Methodological Details: The scale assesses cognitions, emotions, and behaviors that are indicative of a striving for accurate self-knowledge with regard to one’s own personality and abilities. It consists of five self-report items (e.g., “I want to know exactly what my strengths and weaknesses are.”).

Contact	Syear	Respondents	Dataset	Variables	Availability	Field	Method	Replication
Michael Dufner (Universität Leipzig), Stefan Schmuckle (Universität Leipzig)	2018	1600	inno	sims01, sims05, sims04, simsbehav02, im_sims, sims02, simsbehav03, simsbehav01, sims03, simsbehav04	04/2021	Psychology	Survey items