An examination of the wording effect in the rosenberg self-esteem scale among culturally chinese people

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 535-552

  Wu, Chia Huei ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Psychometrics; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN;

EID: 58149149708     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.148.5.535-552     Document Type: Article

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