A Norwegian translation of the self–liking and competence scale |
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Authors: | David H. Silvera,Tor Neilands,& Judith A. Perry |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Troms?, Norway. davids@psyk.uit.no |
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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. |
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Keywords: | Self–esteem personality measures test construction factor analysis |
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