Development and validation of a scale for measuring state self-esteem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6199153 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Todd F Heatherton (0000-0001-8444-2233, Harvard University Press), Janet Polivy (0000-0003-3997-8586) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 895-910 |
| Publication date | 1991-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.60.6.895 |
| OpenAlex | W1984877678 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 513 |
| References cited | 58 |
This article examines the measurement of short-lived (i.e., state) changes in self-esteem. A new scale is introduced that is sensitive to manipulations designed to temporarily alter self-esteem, and 5 studies are presented that support the scale's validity. The State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES) consists of 20 items modified from the widely used Janis-Field Feelings of Inadequacy Scale (Janis & Field, 1959). Psychometric analyses revealed that the SSES has 3 correlated factors: performance, social, and appearance self-esteem. Effects of naturally occurring and laboratory failure and of clinical treatment on SSES scores were examined; it was concluded that the SSES is sensitive to these sorts of manipulations. The scale has many potential uses, which include serving as a valid manipulation check index, measuring clinical change in self-esteem, and untangling the confounded relation between mood and self-esteem. There has been a resurgence of interest in examining whether aspects of the self-concept are stable or malleable (Markus & Kunda, 1986). On the one hand, there is considerable evidence that the self-concept is persistent and stable and that people will actively seek information that confirms their self-concept and reject information that threatens their general view of self
Developmental psychology · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio) · Self-esteem · State (computer science) · Test validity · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
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