CSIV Items & Scales
Below are the Circumplex Scales of Intergroup Values (CSIV) items, organized by octant scales, along with their order in the original form (which corresponds to their labels in my sample scoring programs).
| Octant Scale Name | Octant Code | Item Code | CSIV Item: "How important is it that..." | Item Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | +A (PA) | PA1 | I appear confident | 1 |
| Agentic | +A (PA) | PA2 | they acknowledge when I am right | 9 |
| Agentic | +A (PA) | PA3 | I get the chance to voice my views | 17 |
| Agentic | +A (PA) | PA4 | they respect my privacy | 25 |
| Agentic | +A (PA) | PA5 | I not back down when disagreements arise | 33 |
| Agentic | +A (PA) | PA6 | they not tell me what to do | 41 |
| Agentic | +A (PA) | PA7 | I am obeyed when I am in authority | 49 |
| Agentic | +A (PA) | PA8 | they admit it when they are wrong | 57 |
| Agentic & Separate | +A-C (BC) | BC1 | I appear forceful | 4 |
| Agentic & Separate | +A-C (BC) | BC2 | I attack back when I am attacked | 12 |
| Agentic & Separate | +A-C (BC) | BC3 | I keep the upper hand | 20 |
| Agentic & Separate | +A-C (BC) | BC4 | I put my needs first | 28 |
| Agentic & Separate | +A-C (BC) | BC5 | I am the one in charge | 36 |
| Agentic & Separate | +A-C (BC) | BC6 | I avenge insults and injustices against me | 44 |
| Agentic & Separate | +A-C (BC) | BC7 | I win if there is an argument | 52 |
| Agentic & Separate | +A-C (BC) | BC8 | they mind their own business | 60 |
| Separate | -C (DE) | DE1 | I keep my guard up | 7 |
| Separate | -C (DE) | DE2 | they not know what I am thinking or feeling | 15 |
| Separate | -C (DE) | DE3 | I not show I care about them | 23 |
| Separate | -C (DE) | DE4 | they keep their distance from me | 31 |
| Separate | -C (DE) | DE5 | I do better than them | 39 |
| Separate | -C (DE) | DE6 | they see me as cool and unemotional | 47 |
| Separate | -C (DE) | DE7 | I appear detached | 55 |
| Separate | -C (DE) | DE8 | I not reveal what I am really like | 63 |
| "Submissive & Separate" | -A-C (FG) | FG1 | I not reveal my positive feelings for them | 2 |
| "Submissive & Separate" | -A-C (FG) | FG2 | I not make a social blunder | 10 |
| "Submissive & Separate" | -A-C (FG) | FG3 | I appear aloof | 18 |
| "Submissive & Separate" | -A-C (FG) | FG4 | I not make mistakes in front of them | 26 |
| "Submissive & Separate" | -A-C (FG) | FG5 | I not say something stupid | 34 |
| "Submissive & Separate" | -A-C (FG) | FG6 | I not expose myself to the possibility of rejection | 42 |
| "Submissive & Separate" | -A-C (FG) | FG7 | I not expose myself to ridicule | 50 |
| "Submissive & Separate" | -A-C (FG) | FG8 | I keep my thoughts or feelings to myself | 58 |
| Submissive | -A (HI) | HI1 | I conform to their expectations | 5 |
| Submissive | -A (HI) | HI2 | I not get into an argument | 13 |
| Submissive | -A (HI) | HI3 | I do what they want me to do | 21 |
| Submissive | -A (HI) | HI4 | I live up to their expectations | 29 |
| Submissive | -A (HI) | HI5 | I not make them angry | 37 |
| Submissive | -A (HI) | HI6 | I go along with what they want to do | 45 |
| Submissive | -A (HI) | HI7 | I not embarrass myself | 53 |
| Submissive | -A (HI) | HI8 | they not get angry with me | 61 |
| Submissive & Communal | -A+C (JK) | JK1 | I put their needs before mine | 8 |
| Submissive & Communal | -A+C (JK) | JK2 | they not see me as getting in their way | 16 |
| Submissive & Communal | -A+C (JK) | JK3 | I get along with them | 24 |
| Submissive & Communal | -A+C (JK) | JK4 | they not reject me | 32 |
| Submissive & Communal | -A+C (JK) | JK5 | I make them feel happy | 40 |
| Submissive & Communal | -A+C (JK) | JK6 | they approve of me | 48 |
| Submissive & Communal | -A+C (JK) | JK7 | they think I am a nice person | 56 |
| Submissive & Communal | -A+C (JK) | JK8 | they not get their feelings hurt | 64 |
| Communal | +C (LM) | LM1 | I feel connected to them | 3 |
| Communal | +C (LM) | LM2 | they show interest in what I have to say | 11 |
| Communal | +C (LM) | LM3 | they support me when I am having problems | 19 |
| Communal | +C (LM) | LM4 | they understand me | 27 |
| Communal | +C (LM) | LM5 | they come to me with their problems | 35 |
| Communal | +C (LM) | LM6 | they are considerate | 43 |
| Communal | +C (LM) | LM7 | they stay with me when things aren't going well | 51 |
| Communal | +C (LM) | LM8 | they show concern for how I am feeling | 59 |
| Agentic & Communal | +A+C (NO) | NO1 | I am unique | 6 |
| Agentic & Communal | +A+C (NO) | NO2 | they not deceive me | 14 |
| Agentic & Communal | +A+C (NO) | NO3 | I express myself openly | 22 |
| Agentic & Communal | +A+C (NO) | NO4 | they respect what I have to say | 30 |
| Agentic & Communal | +A+C (NO) | NO5 | I have an impact on them | 38 |
| Agentic & Communal | +A+C (NO) | NO6 | they show me respect | 46 |
| Agentic & Communal | +A+C (NO) | NO7 | they see me as responsible | 54 |
| Agentic & Communal | +A+C (NO) | NO8 | they listen to what I have to say | 62 |