| Scale name |
Negative pole |
Positive pole |
| Benevolence of the World |
Confidence in the world’s malevolence and hostility. E.g., "People often betray, they are unfriendly and evil." |
Belief that the world is full of the good, the belief that people can be trusted and they, if necessary, will come to your rescue. |
| Justice of the World |
Belief in the injustice of the world: disbelief in the just organization of the world, success in life is distributed in a random way; the law of force rather than the law of truth rules the world. |
Belief that fate favors only those who do good deeds. Belief in the just organization of the world as a whole. |
| Self-worth |
Negative self-image: a low opinion of oneself, seeing only defects in oneself, confidence that others view him as being an uninteresting and unattractive person. |
Positive self-image: a high opinion of oneself, including the belief that others see him as an interesting and attractive person, worthy of attention. |
| Luck |
Belief in the impossibility of success. People with a negative world outlook tend to complain about their bad luck and the unsuccessful and unfavorable confluence of circumstances. |
Belief that one is often lucky (both relatively and absolutely). And the belief that this will continue to be so. |
| Controllability of the World |
Belief that events that occur in one's own life and in the world as a whole are uncontrollable. When being victimized people do not believe that it is within their own power and capability to achieve something with confidence and that they can protect themselves against ill luck. |
Feeling of the controllability of the world. Confidence that things inevitably turn out to be good for them and will continue to be so. They will achieve the most favorable results and minimize failures. |
