The Structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. A cross-cultural meta-analysis.

Autor/inn/en	Gnambs, Timo; Scharl, Anna; Schroeders, Ulrich
Titel	The Structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. A cross-cultural meta-analysis.
Quelle	In: Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 226 (2018) 1, S. 14-29 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-3409; 0233-2353; 1438-9789; 2151-2604; 2151-2604 (2007); 2190-8370; 2190-8370 (2007)
DOI	10.1027/2151-2604/a000317
Schlagwörter	Faktorenanalyse; Metaanalyse; Vergleichende Forschung; Psychologie; Selbstwertgefühl; Faktorenanalyse; Messung; Psychologie; Invarianz; Formulierung; Metaanalyse; Selbstwertgefühl; Vergleichende Forschung; Skala; Invarianz; Skala; Messung; Formulierung; Interkulturelle Forschung; NEPS (National Educational Panel Study)
Abstract	The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES; Rosenberg, 1965) intends to measure a single dominant factor representing global self-esteem. However, several studies have identified some form of multidimensionality for the RSES. Therefore, we examined the factor structure of the RSES with a fixed-effects meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach including 113 independent samples (N = 140,671). A confirmatory bifactor model with specific factors for positively and negatively worded items and a general self-esteem factor fitted best. However, the general factor captured most of the explained common variance in the RSES, whereas the specific factors accounted for less than 15%. The general factor loadings were invariant across samples from the United States and other highly individualistic countries, but lower for less individualistic countries. Thus, although the RSES essentially represents a unidimensional scale, cross-cultural comparisons might not be justified because the cultural background of the respondents affects the interpretation of the items. (Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2021/2