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CPI 260 Capacity for Status Scale

 

Author: Harrison G. Gough

The CPI Capacity for Status (Cs) Scale assesses an individual’s ambition, drive for achievement, and orientation toward attaining roles of distinction and recognition. It evaluates the extent to which a person aspires to excel and gain influence within social or professional hierarchies.

The scale is part of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI), a well-established tool for understanding personality characteristics that contribute to effective behavior in various contexts. Scores on the Capacity for Status Scale offer valuable insights into a person's potential for leadership, capacity for resilience in goal attainment, and readiness to take on responsibilities. This scale is frequently used in leadership development and organizational coaching to identify strengths and developmental opportunities.

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  • Manual: AWS + MBI 4th Edition
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    Includes one manual each for the CPI 434 and the CPI 260. Special package pricing of $50. Includes details on CPI reliability and validity. PDFs are not refundable.
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  • Individual Report
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    Builds a report that interprets an individual's CPI Cs scores. You invite participants to take the survey and Transform™ generates their reports.
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  • Report About Me
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    Interprets and reports on your CPI Cs scores. You complete the survey and Transform™ generates your report. Transform will connect this report to the "Send To" email provided at checkout. Note: This product is for a single use, with automated survey administration. For multiple uses, buy instead the Individual Report product in quantity needed.
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  • Transform Survey Hosting (Data)
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    Minimum purchase of 20. Allows you to administer the CPI Cs as an online survey using the Mind Garden Transform™ System. Includes data collection: data file with participants' raw data and raw scale scores. Optionally, Individual Reports can be generated from the collected data - requires the purchase of report licenses. Customization services are available.
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  • License to Reproduce
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    Minimum purchase of 50. Allows you to administer the CPI 260 Capacity for Status (CPI Cs) Scale as an online survey via a non-Mind Garden survey system or as a paper/pen survey. The downloadable PDF file includes one copy of the CPI Cs Scale, data template for upload and scoring, and permission to administer the CPI Cs Scale up to the quantity purchased. The PDF is non-refundable.
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Features of the Capacity for Status Scale

Purpose: Assess an individual’s ambition, drive for achievement, and orientation toward roles of distinction and recognition.

Length: Approximately 50 items

Average completion time: 5 minutes

Target population: High school age and older.

Administration: Designed for individual administration.

Validation: Demonstrated validity across diverse populations and contexts.

Uses of the Capacity for Status Scale

  • Self-Evaluation
  • Leadership development
  • Coaching and personal growth
  • Organizational research

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High scores on Cs connote attributes such as poise, self-confidence, verbal fluency, wit, ambition, breadth of interests, and feelings of optimism about the pleasures and rewards that life will bring. (p. 83)

-- From H.G. Gough & P. Bradley (1996), “CPI Manual Third Edition” (Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press)