The Efficient Assessment of Self-Esteem: Proposing the Brief Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

Renan P. Monteiro (), Gabriel Lins de Holanda Coelho (), Paul H. P. Hanel (), Emerson Diógenes Medeiros and Phillip Dyamond Gomes Silva
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Renan P. Monteiro: Federal University of Mato Grosso
Gabriel Lins de Holanda Coelho: University College Cork
Paul H. P. Hanel: University of Essex
Emerson Diógenes Medeiros: Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba
Phillip Dyamond Gomes Silva: Federal University of Mato Grosso

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, vol. 17, issue 2, No 23, 947 pages

Abstract: Abstract Self-esteem is defined as sense of self-worth and self-respect, being crucial for understanding people’s well-being and success. It is one of the most studied constructs in the social sciences, with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) being the most used measure. Across four studies (N = 1450), we tested the psychometric parameters of an abbreviated version of the RSES. Through Item Response Theory, the five best items were selected to form the unidimensional Brief Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (B-RSES), a reliable and valid measure of self-esteem, which is invariant across age groups and gender. In addition, both RSES and B-RSES correlated very similarly with the Big Five Personality Factors. Also, the B-RSES was strongly correlated with three other short measures of self-esteem, besides being more strongly associated with a range of variables such as conscientiousness and self-competence in comparison to the other three short scales. Together, the B-RSES is especially useful in research that requires rapid evaluation and the use of multiple variables.

Keywords: Self-esteem; Measure; Psychometrics; Validity; Personality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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