title: Psychometric properties of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: overall and across demographic groups living within the United States.
abstract: The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to evaluate the scaling assumptions and component structure of and present normative data for the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) using a sample of US adults (N = 503), both overall and across demographic subgroups and (b) to provide new data regarding the relationship between the two RSES subcomponents of self-competence (SC) and self-liking (SL), and other demographic and clinical variables. As hypothesized, all psychometric tests supported the underlying structure of the RSES. Overall RSES scores varied significantly across age, racial and ethnic, education, employment status, income, and marital status groups. Furthermore, differences between SC and SL were also found across groups differing in gender, age, employment status, and marital status groups. The implications and limitations of this study are discussed, with an emphasis on clinical relevance.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Psychological Evaluation and Research Laboratory (The PEaRL), 1 Bowdoin Square, Boston, MA 02114, USA. JSincl@Post.Harvard.Edu
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Blais
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gansler
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sandberg
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bistis
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: LoCicero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003710:Demography; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult