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The Efficient Assessment of Self-Esteem: Proposing the Brief Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale |
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| Authors: | Monteiro Renan P Coelho Gabriel Lins de Holanda Hanel Paul H P de Medeiros Emerson Diógenes da Silva Phillip Dyamond Gomes |
| Institution: | 1.Department of Psychology, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Fernando Corrêa da Costa Avenue, 2367, Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, MT, 78060-900, Brazil ;2.School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland ;3.Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK ;4.Department of Psychology, Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, PI, 64202-020, Brazil ; |
| 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. |
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