Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for South African Residents of Greater Pretoria

Westaway, Margaret S.; Jordaan, Esmè; Tsai, Jennifer

doi:10.1177/0163278713504214

Cited by 29 publications

(22 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…All items are answered using a 4-point Likert scale ranging from strongly agree (4 points) to strongly disagree (1 point). Total scores range from 10 to 40, with higher scores representing higher self-esteem [ 33 ].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychometric properties of the 10-item Conner-Davidson resilience scale on toxic chemical-exposed workers in South Korea

Shin

Choi

Jeong

et al. 2018

Ann of Occup and Environ Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundResilient individuals have a comprehensive ability to adapt to various life circumstances. Psychological resilience predicts an individual’s physiological response to stress. The 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) is a widely used measure to quantify the level of self-perceived resilience. This study examined the psychometric properties of a Korean version of the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (10-item K-CD-RISC) on workers in Gumi, South Korea, exposed to hydrofluoric acid (HF).MethodsThe questionnaires included the 10-item K-CD-RISC and Beck Anxiety Inventor (BAI), the Impact of Event Scale-Revised-Korean version (IES-R-K), the Rosen-berg Self Esteem Scale (RSES), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). These were randomly distributed at 237 workplaces near the HF-spill site, in the Gumi 4 complex. The responses of 991 (67.3%) workers were analyzed.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis shown that a single-factor model was consistent with the original design of the 10-item CD-RISC. The scale also demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.95). Scores on the scale reflected different levels of resilience with respect to personal factors (age, gender, marital status, and education and income levels) that are thought to be differentiated. Differences of resilience were also reflected by psychiatric symptoms (anxiety and depression). Moreover, the total score of scale positively correlated with RSES, whereas the IES-R-K, BAI, CES-D, and the PSS negatively correlated with the 10-item K-CD-RISC.ConclusionsThe 10-item K-CD-RISC has good psychometric properties and is applicable for victims exposed to noxious chemical such as HF.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychometric properties of the 10-item Conner-Davidson resilience scale on toxic chemical-exposed workers in South Korea

Shin

Choi

Jeong

et al. 2018

Ann of Occup and Environ Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Studies have demonstrated high internal consistency (0. 87–0.97 depending on the study), high convergent validity (0.66–0.91; p < .05), and predictive and discriminant validity across diverse patient populations (Westaway et al., ; Allesandri, Vecchione, Eisenberg, & Laguna, 2015).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Rosenberg self-esteem scale is a standardized instrument for measuring global self-esteem (Boduszek, Shevlin, Mallett, Hyland, & Kane, 2012;Allesandri, G., Vecchione, M., Eisenberg, N. & Laguna, M. 2015;Westaway, Jordaan, & Tsai, 2015;Donnellan, Ackerman, & Brecheen, 2016). Scores range from 10 to 40, with higher scores reflecting more positive self-evaluations (Boduszek et al, 2012).…”

Section: Self-esteemmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of length of stay on recovery measures in faith‐based addiction treatment

Lashley

2018

Public Health Nursing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Rosenberg Self-esteem scale (RSES) was used to measure levels of self-esteem among the study participants (20). Students were scored based on a 4-point Liker scale, scoring of the scale "Strongly Disagree" 1 point, "Disagree"2 points, "Agree" 3 points, and "Strongly Agree…”

Section: Self-esteemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence and determinants of test anxiety among medical students in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Girmay

Shumet

Damene

et al. 2019

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Worldwide, problematic test anxiety is a common health problem among medical students. The magnitude of problematic test anxiety ranges from 25 to 40% in undergraduate medical students and has a detrimental effect on academic achievement and success of students. However, data on the prevalence of test anxiety among medical students is limited. Thus, the study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of test anxiety among medical students. Methods In this cross-sectional study, a stratified random sampling technique was used to select the participants. The level of test anxiety was determined by the Westside Test Anxiety Inventory (WTAI). We utilized logistic regression to explore the association between test anxiety and the potential sociodemographic/student-related characteristics among medical students. Results The study included 423 medical students. Our study resulted the prevalence of problematic test anxiety among medical students to be 52.30% (95% CI 47.40-57.30). The prevalence of test anxiety was remarkably higher in women (79.75%) than in men (33.62%) students. Female sex [AOR=3.25, 95% CI: (1.54, 6.89)], having low grade [AOR=0.11,95% CI: (0.044,0.288)], being first year [AOR=10.55,95% CI: (1.4,76.7)], excessive course load [AOR=6.128,95% CI: (2.675,14.039)], and taking oral examination [AOR=2.89,95% CI: (1.42,5.84)] were determined as some of the predicting factors of test anxiety among medical students. Additionally, lack of systemic study plan [AOR=2.4,95% CI: (1.25,4.59)], poor social support [AOR=3.6,95% CI: (1.56,8.29)], moderate social support [AOR=3.39,95% CI: (1.56,7.4)], psychologically distressed [AOR=2.68,95% CI: (1.37,5.27)] independently predicts test anxiety among medical students. Conclusion Findings suggest that a substantial percentage of medical students had problematic test anxiety in Ethiopia (52.30%). This study also showed a significant association between test anxiety and female sex, having poor grade point average, being the first year, excessive course load, oral examination, lack of study plan, poor social support, moderate social support, and having psychological distress. Problematic test anxiety, which is found to be common among medical students, deserves more attention.

show abstract

Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for South African Residents of Greater Pretoria

Cited by 29 publications

References 29 publications

Psychometric properties of the 10-item Conner-Davidson resilience scale on toxic chemical-exposed workers in South Korea

Psychometric properties of the 10-item Conner-Davidson resilience scale on toxic chemical-exposed workers in South Korea

The impact of length of stay on recovery measures in faith‐based addiction treatment

Prevalence and determinants of test anxiety among medical students in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About