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Psychometric Properties of the Self-Esteem Questionnaire for South African Adolescents

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: This article describes two studies investigating the reliability and factorial validity of scores on the Self-Esteem Questionnaire (SEQ) for assessing self-evaluations relating to peers, school, family, sports/athletics, body image and global self-worth in South African adolescents. Participants were 900 learners enrolled in Grades 8 and 11 at public schools In Cape Town, and 116 Grades 8 and 11 learners attending independent schools. The results provided general support for the six-factor structure proposed by DuBois, Feiner, Brand, Phillips and Lease (1996) and indicated that SEQ scores have good internal consistency and adequate test-retest reliability for English-speaking South Africans. However, minor revisions are needed for all scale scores to have acceptable internal consistency when translated into isiXhosa or Afrikaans.

Source: South African Journal of Psychology

DOI: 10.1177/008124630503500203

Authors: Lauren G. Wild, Alan J. Flisher, Arvin Bhana, Carl Lombard

Institutions: University of Cape Town, Human Sciences Research Council, South African Medical Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: United Nations Development Programme, South African Medical Research Council, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, University of Cape Town