The Alienation Test
Maddi, Kobasa, & Hoover (1979)
Anatomy
Measures this construct
- Alienation
- Powerlessness
- Adventurousness (unresolved)
- Nihilism (unresolved)
- Vegetativeness (unresolved)
Items
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Reliability & validity
- Reliability
- Not recorded
- Validity
- Not recorded
Items measuring this instrument
Canonical item stems whose source_items[] includes a variant from this instrument. Capped at 10; see the full list via the link below.
everyone is out to manipulate you toward his own ends p
families do not provide security and warmth they just restrict a person and give him many unnecessary responsibilities n
for me home and family have never had much positive meaning v
i admire those who participate in protest movements that are full of danger and drama a
i am better off when i keep to myself v
i am not sure i want to stay married because i dont want to feel tied down p
i am really interested in the possibility of expanding my consciousness through drugs a
i dont like my job or enjoy my work i just put in my time to get paid v
i feel no need to try my best at work for it makes no difference anyway p
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