Modification of the Rosenberg Scale to Assess Self-Esteem in Children

Rosenberg's scale (RSES) is widely used to assess global self-esteem (SE) in adults and adolescents but not validated for children <12 years. This study assessed the internal consistency, convergent validity, factor structure of a modified RSES schoolchildren (CRSES) aged 7–12 A total 711 9.0 ± 1.5 years completed CRSES; subset ( n = 417) also life satisfaction (LS) scale. Data were submitted confirmatory analysis (CFA) tests factorial invariance by sex. Two-way ANOVA compared scores age-group sex; whilst Pearson's correlations examined relationship between LS SE. Following use modification indices fit SE model met goodness statistic criteria: χ(27, 711) 77.22; χ normed 2.860 CFI 0.961; RMSEA 0.051 with 90% CI 0.038-0.065; SRMR 0.037; displayed respectable consistency (α 0.79). The was factorially invariant did vary sex p > 0.05); significantly reduced 9–10 11–12 7–8 score correlated (r 0.51; P < 0.001) LS. current version CRSES can reliably examine years; extending allow tracking across course.