Examining the differential item functioning of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale across eight countries

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1867-1904

  Baranik, Lisa E ^a,f   Meade, Adam W ^b   Lakey, Chad E ^a   Lance, Charles E ^a   Hu, Changya ^c   Hua, Wei ^d   Michalos, Alex ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

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EID: 45749101693     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00372.x     Document Type: Article

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