%0 Journal Article %1 RothDecker2008.20140811 %A Roth, Marcus %A Decker, Oliver %A Herzberg, Phillip Yorck %A Brähler, Elmar %D 2008 %J European Journal of Psychological Assessment %K Selbstwertgefühl %N 3 %P 190--197 %T Dimensionality and Norms of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale in a German General Population Sample %V 24 %X This study analyzed the dimensionality of the German version of Rosenberg's Self-Esteem scale (RSES) in a nationally representative population sample of 4,988 subjects (46.4\% males; aged 14--92 years). Using confirmatory factor analysis, one- and two-dimensional models were tested. Results suggest that the RSES is a two-dimensional scale comprising the highly correlated components positive and negative self-evaluation, which constitute a unitary construct of global self-esteem at the second-order level. In order to obtain a more conclusive solution, an item response theory (IRT) analysis (partial credit model) was conducted. Results lend support to a one-dimensional view of the RSES. Furthermore, psychometric properties and norm values based on the representative sample are reported. Analyses revealed extremely high response probabilities for all items, as a consequence of which self-esteem cannot be differentiated at the upper end of the range.

@article{RothDecker2008.20140811, abstract = {This study analyzed the dimensionality of the German version of Rosenberg's Self-Esteem scale (RSES) in a nationally representative population sample of 4,988 subjects (46.4{\%} males; aged 14--92 years). Using confirmatory factor analysis, one- and two-dimensional models were tested. Results suggest that the RSES is a two-dimensional scale comprising the highly correlated components positive and negative self-evaluation, which constitute a unitary construct of global self-esteem at the second-order level. In order to obtain a more conclusive solution, an item response theory (IRT) analysis (partial credit model) was conducted. Results lend support to a one-dimensional view of the RSES. Furthermore, psychometric properties and norm values based on the representative sample are reported. Analyses revealed extremely high response probabilities for all items, as a consequence of which self-esteem cannot be differentiated at the upper end of the range.}, added-at = {2014-08-11T10:19:33.000+0200}, author = {Roth, Marcus and Decker, Oliver and Herzberg, Phillip Yorck and Br{\"a}hler, Elmar}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2844d38482c4eabe625522e66c380141c/agism-group}, interhash = {a467d600d54cf094e838e4c4a2ab86f6}, intrahash = {844d38482c4eabe625522e66c380141c}, journal = {European Journal of Psychological Assessment}, keywords = {Selbstwertgefühl}, number = 3, pages = {190--197}, timestamp = {2014-08-11T10:23:19.000+0200}, title = {Dimensionality and Norms of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale in a German General Population Sample}, volume = 24, year = 2008 }