Vol.11, No.4, November 2022.                                                                                                                                                                              ISSN: 2217-8309

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TEM Journal

TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, INFORMATICS

Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science

Psychometric Analysis of Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale. A Specific Application of the Scale on Adolescents Aged 11-19

Michal Čerešník, Martin Dolejš, Miroslava Čerešníková, Robert Tomšik

© 2022 Michal Čerešník, published by UIKTEN. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Citation Information: TEM Journal. Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 1732-1741, ISSN 2217-8309, DOI: 10.18421/TEM114-39, November 2022.

Received: 08 August 2022.

Revised:   25 September 2022.
Accepted:  18 October 2022.
Published: 25 November 2022.

Abstract:

The paper presents a psychometric analysis of Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale and its interpretation in the context of a population sample of Czech adolescents. The theoretical background includes a description of a general model of selfconcept with a focus on the component of self-esteem. We point out the link between personal and social variables in the establishment of one’s self-esteem and the relationship between its establishment and school performance in the period of adolescence. Research data were collected from 7,733 adolescents aged 11-19 in the Czech Republic attending elementary schools, general secondary schools, and specialized secondary schools (ISCED 2 and 3). Their average age was 14.75 year (SD = 2.22). The psychometric analysis used a confirmatory factor analysis and the Item Response Theory (IRT) method. The results of analysis pointed out that during the period of adolescence, the score in Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale may be interpreted as a unidimensional construct.

Keywords – – self-esteem, adolescence, Rosenberg, confirmatory factor analysis, item response theory.

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