Psychometric properties of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: Overall and across demographic groups living within the United States

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-80

  Sinclair, Samuel J ^a   Blais, Mark A ^a   Gansler, David A ^b   Sandberg, Elisabeth ^b   Bistis, Kimberly ^c   LoCicero, Alice ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Department of Mental Health   (United States)

^d ENDICOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychometric; Rosenberg self esteem scale; Scaling assumptions; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649264953     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278709356187     Document Type: Article

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