Wood, Carly and Griffin, Murray and Barton, Jo and Sandercock, Gavin (2021) Modification of the Rosenberg Scale to Assess Self-Esteem in Children. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. 655892-. DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.655892
Wood, Carly and Griffin, Murray and Barton, Jo and Sandercock, Gavin (2021) Modification of the Rosenberg Scale to Assess Self-Esteem in Children. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. 655892-. DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.655892
Wood, Carly and Griffin, Murray and Barton, Jo and Sandercock, Gavin (2021) Modification of the Rosenberg Scale to Assess Self-Esteem in Children. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. 655892-. DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.655892
Abstract
Rosenberg's scale (RSES) is widely used to assess global self-esteem (SE) in adults and adolescents but is not validated for children <12 years. This study assessed the internal consistency, convergent validity, and factor structure of a modified RSES for schoolchildren (CRSES) aged 7–12 years. A total of 711 children aged 9.0 ± 1.5 years completed the CRSES; a subset (n = 417) also completed a life satisfaction (LS) scale. Data were submitted for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and tests of factorial invariance by sex. Two-way ANOVA compared scores by age-group and sex; whilst Pearson's correlations examined the relationship between LS and SE. Following the use of modification indices the fit for the global SE model met the goodness of fit statistic criteria: χ(27, n = 711) = 77.22; χnormed = 2.860 CFI = 0.961; RMSEA = 0.051 with 90% CI = 0.038-0.065; SRMR = 0.037; and displayed respectable internal consistency (α = 0.79). The model was also factorially invariant by sex. SE scores did not vary sex (p > 0.05); but were significantly reduced in children aged 9–10 and 11–12 years compared to children aged 7–8 years. The global SE score was significantly correlated (r = 0.51; P < 0.001) with LS. The current version of the CRSES can reliably examine global SE in children aged 7–12 years; extending the use of the RSES to allow tracking across the life course.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | global self-esteem, children, health, confirmatory factor analysis, factorial invariance |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Health and Social Care, School of Faculty of Science and Health > Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2021 14:39 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 16:35 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/30617 |
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