Item-wording and the dimensionality of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: do they matter?

Greenberger, Ellen; Chen, Chuansheng; Dmitrieva, Julia; Farruggia, Susan P.

doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(02)00331-8

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“…Internal consistency in the present study was relatively good (a: 0.73) and similar to that found internationally. 34 Confirmatory factor analysis of data from 299 students in a pilot survey replicated the four factors of the CES-D 35 and two factors of the RSES 36 in a Vietnamese sample. 37 An anxiety scale was developed specifically for this study because the researchers felt that the extant scales had low validity when translated to Vietnamese.…”

Section: Measures Of Mental Healthmentioning

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Multiple types of child maltreatment and adolescent mental health in Viet Nam

Nguyen¹,

Dunne²,

Le³

2010

Bull World Health Org

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Objective To examine the prevalence of multiple types of maltreatment (MTM), potentially confounding factors and associations with depression, anxiety and self-esteem among adolescents in Viet Nam. Methods In 2006 we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 2591 students (aged 12-18 years; 52.1% female) from randomlyselected classes in eight secondary schools in urban (Hanoi) and rural (Hai Duong) areas of northern Viet Nam (response rate, 94.7%). Sequential multiple regression analyses were performed to estimate the relative influence of individual, family and social characteristics and of eight types of maltreatment, including physical, emotional and sexual abuse and physical or emotional neglect, on adolescent mental health. Findings Females reported more neglect and emotional abuse, whereas males reported more physical abuse, but no statistically significant difference was found between genders in the prevalence of sexual abuse. Adolescents were classified as having nil (32.6%), one (25.9%), two (20.7%), three (14.5%) or all four (6.3%) maltreatment types. Linear bivariate associations between MTM and depression, anxiety and low self-esteem were observed. After controlling for demographic and family factors, MTM showed significant independent effects. The proportions of the variance explained by the models ranged from 21% to 28%. Conclusion The combined influence of adverse individual and family background factors and of child maltreatment upon mental health in adolescents in Viet Nam is consistent with research in non-Asian countries. Emotional abuse was strongly associated with each health indicator. In Asian communities where child abuse is often construed as severe physical violence, it is important to emphasize the equally pernicious effects of emotional maltreatment.Une traduction en français de ce résumé figure à la fin de l'article. Al final del artículo se facilita una traducción al español. ‫املقالة.‬ ‫لهذه‬ ‫الكامل‬ ‫النص‬ ‫نهاية‬ ‫يف‬ ‫الخالصة‬ ‫لهذه‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫الرتجمة‬

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Section: Measures Of Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 74%

Multiple types of child maltreatment and adolescent mental health in Viet Nam

Nguyen¹,

Dunne²,

Le³

2010

Bull World Health Org

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“…For measuring general self-esteem the widely used Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Greenberger et al 2003;Rosenberg 1965) was translated into Dutch. The scale consists of five positive and five negative formulated items.…”

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The influence of personal networks and social support on study attainment of students in university education

2007

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In this paper, the influence of personal networks and social support on study attainment of students in university education is examined. Furthermore, the paper aimed at clarifying the possible mediating role of achievement motivation, time spent on studying and working, procrastination and self-esteem. The study is a follow-up of the '89 cohort study, but is restricted to those students who have transferred to university education after finishing secondary education. The students have been approached with a questionnaire in 2004. Multinomial logistic regression shows that social support has no effect on study attainment, but that personal networks do have an effect on attainment. The relationship between social support and personal networks on the one hand and study progress on the other hand is not mediated by the before mentioned variables.Keywords Personal network Á Social support Á University Á Higher education Á Attainment Á Student Á Achievement motivation Á Self-esteem Á Procrastination Students who transfer to higher education face a number of changes in their personal and academic environment. The transition from secondary education to higher education not only calls for academic adjustment, but also includes different social demands. Students need to develop new or increased capacity for self-regulation and must learn to cope with the time pressure that is inherent in going to college. Moreover, students must integrate into a new social environment. They leave their parental house, most of their former classmates and teachers and they meet new friends, housemates and classmates. Existing supportive relationships may change or even disappear, and new supportive connections can be formed. The extent to which students succeed in integrating into this new environment and also the amount of social support received from network members possibly determines part of their academic success or failure.L. Eggens (&) Á M. P. C. van der Werf Á R. J. Bosker Groningen Institute for Educational Research, University of Groningen, Grote Rozenstraat 3, 9712 TG Groningen, The Netherlands e-mail: l.eggens@rug.nl 123High Educ (2008) 55:553-573 DOI 10.1007 Most models for explaining academic performance in higher education are based on the interaction model developed by Spady (1970Spady ( , 1971, further elaborated on by Tinto (1975). Based on these and other models, a wide range of possible determinants of academic performance has been described and tested, which can roughly be divided into contextrelated factors like curricular characteristics and assessment procedures, and studentrelated factors like gender, motivation and learning styles. These variables are mainly academic and/or personal determinants though, leaving the students' social environment out of consideration.This study examined the influence of personal networks and social support on academic attainment of students in university education. The impact of students' social support and personal network was studied together with the influence of achieve...

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“…Constituída por dez itens, sendo cinco negativos e cinco positivos, foi originalmente proposta para avaliar a autoestima global, embora investigações que empregaram análise fatorial exploratória tenham revelado uma estrutura bifatorial: autoestima positiva e autoestima negativa. No entanto, trabalhos recentes, que empregaram análises fatoriais confirmatórias para avaliar o efeito da redação dos itens, comprovam que esta estrutura se devia a tal efeito 32 .…”

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Questionário de Saúde Geral (QSG-12): o efeito de itens negativos em sua estrutura fatorial

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O Questionário de Saúde Geral (QSG-12) detecta doenças psiquiátricas não severas. Embora comumente tratado como um índice geral, a definição de sua estrutura fatorial suscita debates. Este trabalho objetivou testar tal estrutura, comparando três modelos: dois frequentemente citados na literatura (uni e bifatorial) e um terceiro, também unifatorial, que controla o viés de resposta devido à redação dos itens. Participaram 1.180 pessoas (300 estudantes universitários; 311 policiais militares; 274 professores do ensino fundamental; e 295 membros da população em geral), que responderam ao QSG-12 e perguntas demográficas. Análises fatoriais confirmatórias apontaram que a estrutura unifatorial, controlando o efeito dos itens negativos, reuniu os melhores índices de ajuste, excetuando entre os militares. Essa estrutura apresentou consistência interna superior a 0,80 em todos os grupos. Concluiu-se que o QSG-12 é mais adequado como unifatorial, embora se indique a necessidade de estudos futuros com pessoas de profissões e níveis de saúde mental diferentes.

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Item-wording and the dimensionality of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: do they matter?

Cited by 305 publications

References 23 publications

Multiple types of child maltreatment and adolescent mental health in Viet Nam

Multiple types of child maltreatment and adolescent mental health in Viet Nam

The influence of personal networks and social support on study attainment of students in university education

Questionário de Saúde Geral (QSG-12): o efeito de itens negativos em sua estrutura fatorial

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