A Differential Validity Study of the Self-Esteem Rating Scale

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ID11215614
AuthorsWilliam R Nugent (0000-0003-0811-3221, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume19
Issue3-4
Pages71-86
Publication date1994-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j079v19n03_04
OpenAlexW2075610652
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

This article describes a differential validity study of a 40-item Likert Type self-report measure of self-esteem, the Self-Esteem Rating Scale. A regression analysis was performed with the criterion variable being scores on Hudson's Index of Self-Esteem. Analyses of data on 369 responses to this assessment scale suggest that scores on the Self-Esteem Rating Scale interact with level of depression and that they may interact with gender. These results suggest that interpretations of scores on this scale must be made within the context of a client's level of depression and, perhaps, their gender. Implications of these results for future research and for practice are discussed

Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Differential item functioning · Item response theory · Likert scale · Psychometrics · Rating scale · Regression analysis · Scale (ratio · Self-esteem · Statistics · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Mathematics · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology

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