THE STRUCTURE OF THE GLOBAL RELATION TO S ELF - THE ANALYSIS OF ROSENBERG SCALE OF SELF-EVALUATION - THE REPLICATION

The aim of the study was the replication of the analysis of the struct ure of Rosenberg's scale of self-evaluation and the relationship of se lfesteem factors and temperament and interpersonal characteristics con ducted originally in the sample of university students. In the framewo rk of a broader research project the Rosenberg's scale of self-evaluat ion, Eysenck's Personality Inventory, and Leary's ICL were presented t o the sample of 428 grammar-school students (184 boys, 244 girls, mean age 16 years). As regards the selfesteem structure, the results are n ot quite consistent with the previous research. Repeatedly, the factor of selfesteem appeared, based on the comparison with others. On the c ontrary, the extraction of the factors of positive and negative items failed: they form a single bipolar factor in investigated sample of ad olescents. The factor based on the social comparison is connected to d ominance, extraversion, and emotional stability in both samples. The d ominance mediates the influence of extraversion and emotional stabilit y to the regression estimation of selfesteem in both the samples. In t he sample of adolescents affiliation also contributed to the predictio n of sefsteem.