The Rosenberg self-esteem scale as a measure of self-esteem for the noninstitutionalized elderly

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-93

  Classen, Sherrilene ^a   Velozo, Craig A ^a,b   Mann, William C ^a,c  

^a Clinical and Health Psychology   (United States)

^b Veteran's Health Administration   (United States)

^c Department of Occupational Therapy ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Item response theory; Measurement; Noninstitutionalized elderly; Rasch analysis; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 35448943433     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v31n01_06     Document Type: Article

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