title: The core self-evaluation scale: psychometric properties of the german version in a representative sample.
abstract: The Core Self-Evaluation Scale (CSES) is an economical self-reporting instrument that assesses fundamental evaluations of self-worthiness and capabilities. The broad aims of this study were to test the CSES's psychometric properties. The study is based on a representative survey of the German general population. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for different models with 1, 2, and 4 latent factors. The CSES was found to be reliable and valid, as it correlated as expected with measures of depression, anxiety, quality of life, self-report health status, and pain. A 2-factor model with 2 related factors (r = -.62) showed the best model fit. Furthermore, the CSES was measurement invariant across gender and age. In general, males had higher values of positive self-evaluations and lower negative self-evaluations than females. It is concluded that the CSES is a useful tool for assessing resource-oriented personality constructs.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology , University of Leipzig , Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zenger
authors.forename: Annett
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Körner
authors.forename: Günter W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hinz
authors.forename: Yve
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Stöbel-Richter
authors.forename: Elmar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brähler
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hilbert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D012647:Self-Assessment; D055815:Young Adult