SELF-AWARENESS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A RESEARCH OF SCALE DEVELOPMENT

This research aims to construct and standardize a scale to measure the university students’ self-awareness. Researchers conducted two studies in the process of tool design. Study-1was focused on the refinement of items and factor extraction. Study-2 was conducted to confirm the factors and validate the scale by applying confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Focus group discussions with experts were used for content validity of the initial draft, and survey methods were used to collect the quantitative data for both studies. DeVellis (2017) guidelines were followed in the process of tool designing. The final results show a three-factor model for the self-awareness scale, including the dimensions of emotional, meta and body, consisting of 12 items with satisfactory psychometric indices. The scale shows good reliability, construct validity and significant relationships among the factors. The study addresses the gaps in current scales on self-awareness, and it is best suited for Indian cultural settings. The scale is useful for teachers, researchers, and policy-makers in higher education to study and foster self-awareness among students.