title: A Norwegian translation of the self-liking and competence scale.
abstract: Although global self-esteem has historically been assumed to be a unidimensional construct, recent theory and research has challenged this assumption. Instead, it has been suggested that self-esteem might more fruitfully be viewed as a two-dimensional construct composed of: (a) self-liking, based on our perceptions of feedback from our social environment; and (b) self-competence, based on our internal conceptions of success and failure in performing tasks. The Self-Liking and Competence Scale (SLCS) is a self-esteem measure that has recently been developed based on this two-dimensional conceptualization of self-esteem. The purpose of the present research was to validate a Norwegian translation of the SLCS. 372 participants were given a translated version of the SLCS, and the translated scale exhibited psychometric properties similar to those of the original English version of the scale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Tromsø, Norway. davids@psyk.uit.no
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Silvera
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Neilands
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept