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Cristian A Rojas-Barahona1, Beatriz Zegers, Carla E Förster
1Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile. crojas@uandes.cl
Background:
Self-esteem is positively associated to the well being of people and could be a good mental health indicator.
Aim:
To determine the reliability and validity of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale in a Chilean adult sample.
Material And Methods:
The instrument was applied to 473 subjects living in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, evenly distributed according to gender, age, educational level and income. The Neugarten Life Satisfaction index (LSI-A) was also applied to the sample.
Results:
Cronbach's alpha for reliability of the scale was 0.754. There was no gender bias and factor analysis grouped items into two factors (5 positive and 5 negative). The instrument had a correlation of 0.455 with the LSI-A.
Conclusions:
The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale meets the criteria for validity and reliability of a quality instrument to measure self-esteem in Chile.
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