The Insightfulness (Is) Scale evaluates an individual’s capacity for deep understanding, awareness, and reflection. It captures the ability to perceive nuances in situations and consider the broader implications of actions and decisions. This scale highlights how effectively a person balances intuition and analysis in understanding themselves and others.
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. This scale is frequently used in leadership development and organizational coaching to identify strengths and developmental opportunities.
Features of the Insightfulness Scale
Purpose: To assess an individual’s ability to perceive and understand complex social and emotional dynamics.
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 Insightfulness Scale
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The Is scale assesses an analytic, rational, conceptualizing kind of psychological mindedness. High scorers tend to be interested in psychological phenomena, including the field itself. In their relations with others, they tend to be somewhat distant, not usually warm or supportive, and in intimacy, they tend to take more than they give. (p.143)
-- From H.G. Gough & P. Bradley (1996), “CPI Manual Third Edition” (Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press)