Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being and Mental Health
The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) is a 10-item scale measuring self-esteem within respondents. Half of the scale items are worded positively, while the other half are worded negatively. Each scale item is answered using a 4-point Likert scale, 1 being strongly agree and 4 being strongly disagree.
Content
Grades
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
1-2 minutes
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research
Berge, M., & Ranney, M. (2005). Self-esteem and stigma among persons with schizophrenia: implications for mental health. Care Management Journals, 6(3), 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1891/cmaj.6.3.139
Buglass, S. L., Binder, J. F., Betts, L. R., & Underwood, J. D. (2017). Motivators of online vulnerability: The impact of social network site use and FOMO. Computers in Human Behavior, 66, 248-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.055
Marcotte, D., Fortin, L., Potvin, P., & Papillon, M. (2002). Gender differences in depressive symptoms during adolescence: Role of gender-typed characteristics, self-esteem, body image, stressful life events, and pubertal status. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 10(1), 29-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/106342660201000104
Schmitt, David P., and Jüri Allik. Simultaneous administration of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale in 53 nations: Exploring the universal and culture-specific features of global self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89(4), 623–642. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.89.4.623
Wit, D. J. D., Karioja, K., Rye, B. J., & Shain, M. (2011). Perceptions of declining classmate and teacher support following the transition to high school: Potential correlates of increasing student mental health difficulties. Psychology in the Schools, 48(6), 556-572. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.20576
Psychometrics
Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References
Goldsmith, R. E. (1986). Dimensionality of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 1(2), 253. https://search.proquest.com/docview/1292258992?accountid=9758
Gray-Little, B., Williams, V. S., & Hancock, T. D. (1997). An item response theory analysis of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 23(5), 443-451. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167297235001
Greenberger, E., Chen, C., Dmitrieva, J., & Farruggia, S. P. (2003). Item-wording and the dimensionality of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: Do they matter?. Personality and Individual Differences, 35(6), 1241-1254. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00331-8
Robins, Richard W., et al. Measuring global self-esteem: Construct validation of a single-item measure and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27(2), 151–161. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167201272002
Salerno, L., Ingoglia, S., & Coco, G. L. (2017). Competing factor structures of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and its measurement invariance across clinical and non-clinical samples. Personality and Individual Differences, 113, 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.063
Item Type
Likert
