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the most widely used systems for measuring self-esteem. The
Rosenberg test usually uses a ten-question battery scored
on a four-point response system that requires participants to
indicate their level of agreement with a series of statements
about themselves.
The Coopersmith Inventory uses a 50 question battery over
a variety of topics and asks subjects whether they rate someone
as similar or dissimilar to themselves.
Rosenberg (1965, 1979) and Coopersmith (1967) were the
first researchers to develop theories of self-esteem as a significant
personality construct grounded in empirical methods (Guindon,
2010: 7).
Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem (RSE) scale (Rosenberg, 1965)
is a 10-item self-report measure of global self-esteem. Items
are rated from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (4).
Scores range from 10 to 40, with higher scores indicating
higher self-esteem. Five of the items are worded positively and
five are worded negatively.
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