| Exquisite egoism,born out of egoism,is a new form of egoism manifested in today’s social environment.Exquisite egoism can be considered as a concept that uses sophisticated means to ultimately achieve self-interest while hiding one’s true thoughts.Currently,this concept is a new research field that is gradually receiving attention.According to the existing literature,exquisite egoism is a localized study in China,and there are still measurement gaps in the research content.Therefore,the author believes that it is necessary to design a set of questionnaires on exquisite egoism for subsequent research.This study consists of four parts.The first part: Sorting out the previous literature,summarizing the shortcomings and raising questions.The second part of the empirical research can be divided into three aspects: First,based on the literature review,an open-ended questionnaire was used to investigate 120 college students,and 112 valid questionnaires were collected.Based on the survey results,a total of 115 items containing seven aspects of exquisite egoism were compiled.Through the evaluation of professional students and teachers,the items were initially deleted,forming a preliminary questionnaire containing 63 items.After that,the preliminary questionnaire was distributed,and 655 valid questionnaires were recovered.Through project analysis,exploratory factor analysis,and other methods,the items were deleted and modified to form a final preliminary questionnaire containing four factors and a total of 26 items.Secondly,the final preliminary questionnaire was distributed for the second time,with 1135 valid questionnaires recovered.The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were tested using confirmatory factor analysis and other methods to form a formal questionnaire.Thirdly,the formal questionnaire was distributed for the third time,and 1090 valid questionnaires were collected.The data from the second distribution questionnaire were combined to conduct an equivalence study of the questionnaire and a survey of the refined egoism of adolescents,and the differences in the current situation were analyzed.After a series of investigations and studies,this paper draws the following main conclusions:(1)Exquisite egoism is a structural model with second-order factors.Under the exquisite egoism factor,there are four dimensions: self interest,interpersonal communication,personal image,and reasonable expression.The four dimensions are related to each other.(2)In terms of reliability and validity,a series of tests,including confirmatory factor analysis,internal consistency reliability,combinatorial reliability,discriminant validity,and aggregate validity,have shown that the structure of the questionnaire is stable,and its reliability and validity meet the standards of psychometrics,which can be used as a measurement tool for this psychological trait.(3)There were significant differences in the total scores and scores of various dimensions of the exquisite egoism questionnaire on demographic variables such as gender,age,and family income;Undergraduate students have higher scores in interpersonal communication dimensions,while graduate students have higher scores in behavioral means and pursuit styles dimensions;The level of parents’ occupation has an impact on individuals,and the impact of mothers’ occupation is higher than that of fathers.(4)There was no significant correlation between the total score of refined egoism and social adaptability,but there was a significant negative correlation between the self interest subscale and social adaptability,and a significant positive correlation between the behavioral means subscale and social adaptability. |
