title: The development and validation of the Visual Analogue Self-Esteem Scale (VASES).
abstract: To develop a visual analogue measure of self-esteem and test its psychometric properties.
  
  
  
  Two correlational studies involving samples of university students and aphasic speakers.
  
  
  
  Two hundred and forty-three university students completed multiple measures of self-esteem, depression and anxiety as well as measures of transitory mood and social desirability (Study 1). Two samples of aphasic speakers (N = 14 and N = 20) completed the Visual Analogue Self-Esteem Scale (VASES), the Rosenberg (1965) self-esteem scale and measures of depression and anxiety. (Study 2).
  
  
  
  Study 1 found evidence of good internal and test-retest reliability, construct validity and convergent and discriminant validity for a 10-item VASES. Study 2 demonstrated good internal reliability among aphasic speakers.
  
  
  
  The VASES is a short and easy to administer measure of self-esteem that possesses good psychometric properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK. s.m.brumfitt@sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Brumfitt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sheeran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014796:Visual Perception