Relationship Contingent Self Esteem

RCSW(Knee et al., 2008)

Please rate the following statement using the scale below.

Very much like me

Somewhat like me

Not at all like

1.	I feel better about myself when it seems like my partner and I are getting along	1	2	3	4	5
2.	I feel better about myself when it seems like my partner and I are emotionally connected	1	2	3	4	5
3.	An important measure of my self-worth is how successful my relationship is	1	2	3	4	5
4.	My feelings of self-worth are based on how well things are going in my relationship	1	2	3	4	5
5.	When my relationship is going well, I feel better about myself overall	1	2	3	4	5
6.	If my relationship were to end tomorrow, I would not let it affect how I feel about myself	1	2	3	4	5
7.	My self-worth is unaffected when things go wrong in my relationship	1	2	3	4	5
8.	When my partner and I fight, I feel bad about myself in general	1	2	3	4	5
9.	When my relationship is going bad, my feelings of self-worth remain unaffected	1	2	3	4	5
10.	I feel better about myself when others tell me that my partner and I have a good relationship	1	2	3	4	5
11.	When my partner criticizes me or seems disappointed in me, it makes me feel really bad	1	2	3	4	5

Reversed items: 6,7,9

Knee, C. R., Canevello, A., Bush, A. L., & Cook, A. (2008). Relationship-contingent self-esteem and the ups and downs of romantic relationships.Journal of personality and social psychology, 95(3), 608.