On the Factor Structure of the Rosenberg (1965) General Self-Esteem Scale (original) (raw)

2015, Psychological Assessment

Dimensionality of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

Journal of Social Behavior & Personality; Journal of Social Behavior & Personality, 1986

1. Several studies have used exploratory factor analysis to show that the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale may not be a unidimensional measure of attitude toward the self. HB Kaplan and AD Pokorny (see record 1970-08510-001) state that the different factors represent substantive dimensions of personality, while EG Carmines and RA Zeller (1979) claimed that response styles account for the multidimensional factor structure. The present study used confirmatory factor analysis to test both factor models on Carmines and Zeller's ...

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