Development and initial validation of a scale to measure momentary self-concept clarity

Several studies have suggested that momentary self-concept clarity (SCC) levels are important for emotion regulation and self-control processes, but these used unvalidated measures of SCC. Here, we report on the development preliminary validation a brief self-report scale, Momentary Self-Concept Clarity Scale (M-SCCS). One hundred twenty-two adults completed SCC items 6-7 times per day two weeks. Multilevel factor analyses M-SCCS has good factorial validity. The scale also showed excellent between-person reliability, fair within-person patterns criterion relations resemble other There was little measurement reactivity over time. may be useful future experience-sampling aimed at uncovering short-term self-regulatory processes involving