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CSIP
Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Problems – deutsche Version
Short abstract
The CSIP is a self-report questionnaire used to record interpersonal problems in adults. It is a freely accessible supplement and alternative to the established IIP-C and, like the latter, is based on the Interpersonal Circumplex (IPC). It comprises 64 items, which are assigned to the following eight scales: too autocratic/dominant (PA), too argumentative/competitive (BC), too dismissive/cold (DE), too introverted/socially avoidant (FG), too insecure/submissive (HI), too exploitable/submissive (JK), too caring/friendly (LM), too expressive/intrusive (NO). Reliability: The McDonald's omega values were between ω = .85 and ω = .94. The test-retest correlations were between rtt = .70 and rtt = .87. Validity: There are findings on structural and convergent validity as well as criterion validity.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2025). Open Test Archive: CSIP. Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Problems – deutsche Version. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9009216
Citation
Wester, R., Rubel, J., Hall, M., & Zimmermann, J. (2025). CSIP. Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Problems – deutsche Version [Verfahrensdokumentation, Fragebogen mit Item-Skalenzuordnung, Auswertungsvorlage sowie -skripte für SPSS und R]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.16856
Short information
Short Name CSIP
English Name Inventory of Interpersonal Problems – Circumplex (IIP-C; Boudreaux, M. J., Ozer, D. J., Oltmanns, T. F. & Wright, A. G. C., 2018) - German version
Authors Wester, R., Rubel, J., Hall, M. & Zimmermann, J.
Published in Test archive 2025
Copyright/Licence Copyright Authors; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Language versions deu
Application age 18 to 90 years old
Item number 64 items
Subscales 1) PA: too autocratic/domineering, 2) BC: too argumentative/competitive, 3) DE: too distant/cold, 4) FG: too introverted/socially inhibited, 5) HI: too insecure/submissive, 6) JK: too exploitable/submissive, 7) LM: too caring/friendly, 8) NO: too expressive/intrusive
Application Time 4 minutes
Interpretation time 1 minute (SPSS/R script); 3 minutes (Excel template)
Internal consistency: according to McDonald's Omega ω = .85-.94. Test-retest correlations: rtt = .70-.87 (1-month interval).
Findings on structural and convergent validity and criterion validity
None. Reference values: Mean values and standard deviations.
Applications Research, Practice
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Wester, R. A., Etzel, J., Zimmermann, J., Hanraths, S., Iovoli, F., Hall, M., & Rubel, J. A. (2025, eingereicht). Investigating the structure of interpersonal problems using two alternative instruments. Journal of Personality Assessment.
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Contact information
Robin Wester-Baumgartner, M.Sc., Universität Osnabrück, Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Lise-Meitner-Straße 3, D-49076 Osnabrück
Prof. Dr. Julian Rubel, Universität Osnabrück, Psychotherapieforschung und Klinische Psychologie, Lise-Meitner-Straße 3, D-49076 Osnabrück
Mila Hall, M.A., Universität Trier, Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Fachbereich I - Psychologie, Universitätsring 15, D-54286 Trier
Prof. Dr. Johannes Zimmermann, Professor für Differentielle und Persönlichkeitspsychologie, Holländische Straße 36-38, D-34127 Kassel