The Development of a Self-Esteem Scale for Children in Pakistan
Received 23 Feb, 2010 |
Accepted 04 Apr, 2011 |
Published 30 Jun, 2011 |
Self-esteem is generally construe as an evaluation of one's self worth; its manifestation however, tend to vary considerably in different cultures. This study attempts to develop a scale for the assessment of self-esteem among school children in Pakistan. A list of 44 items of self-esteem was presented as a self report measure Self-Esteem Scale for Children, (SESC) to 346 children of 13-15 years old (48% boys and 52% girls) along with Rifai Self-Esteem Scale (Rifai, 1999). Factor analysis revealed three positive domains of SESC namely; Academic, Self Confidence, Social, and a negative one named Low Self-esteem. The psychometric properties of SESC were found to be satisfactory. The findings are discussed in terms of the structure of the self-esteem within the cultural context. Implications for theoretical construct of this research were also discussed.
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Saleem,
S., Mahmood,
Z. (2011). The Development of a Self-Esteem Scale for Children in Pakistan
. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 26(1), 1-21. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=321
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Saleem,
S.; Mahmood,
Z. The Development of a Self-Esteem Scale for Children in Pakistan
. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2011, 26, 1-21. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=321
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Saleem
S, Mahmood
Z. The Development of a Self-Esteem Scale for Children in Pakistan
. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2011; 26(1): 1-21. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=321
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Saleem, Sadia, and Zahid Mahmood.
2011. "The Development of a Self-Esteem Scale for Children in Pakistan
" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 26, no. 1: 1-21. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=321
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