Da. King et Lg. Daniel, PSYCHOMETRIC INTEGRITY OF THE SELF-ESTEEM INDEX - A COMPARISON OF NORMATIVE AND FIELD-STUDY RESULTS, Educational and psychological measurement, 56(3), 1996, pp. 537-550
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21
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Educational","Psychologym Experimental","Mathematical, Methods, Social Sciences
The purpose of the present study was to offer field estimates of the f
actor validity and internal consistency reliability of the Self-Esteem
Index (SEI) using SEI data from 208 regular and special education stu
dents. Exploratory factor analytic results supported the existence of
four factors, as anticipated; however, various inconsistencies were no
ted between the anticipated and actual factors with which particular i
tems were associated. Likewise, confirmatory LISREL results indicated
a somewhat poor fit of the expected factor model to the data. Alpha re
liability results were somewhat more promising, with coefficients for
scores on the entire scale and the four anticipated subscales exceedin
g .80. Based on the findings, the authors offer cautions regarding use
of the instrument in educational settings.