CONSTRUCTION OF A SCALE FOR INDEPENDENT A ND INTERDEPENDENT CONSTRUALOF THE SELF AND ITS RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY

A hypothetical model about person's independent and interdependent con strual of the self was proposed, based on the theories proposed by Mar kus and Kitayama (1991),Triandis (1989) and Yamaguchi (1994). The purp ose of this study was to construct a scale for measuring individual di fference on the independent and interdependent construal of the self a nd to examine its reliability and validity. Four hundred and ninety-fo ur subjects (180 males and 314 females) responded to a questionnaire. Sixteen items were selected for the scale through item analysis. This scale showed one-factor structure and a high reliability. As for the c onstruct validity, the scale showed significant correlations with Coll ectivism scale, Need for Uniqueness scale and Public Self-Consciousnes s scale. These results supported the hypothetical model about independ ent and interdependent construal of the self.