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Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of Hindi Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale in University
Aachal1, Rajesh Kumar1, Yogesh Bahurupi2
1College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Background:
Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale (RSES) has been widely used without proper translation, cultural adaptation, and testing psychometric properties in Indian studies. The study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the 10-item Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale into Hindi and find psychometric properties.
Material And Methods:
We have translated the scale using World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Using a cross-sectional design, the translated scale was administered to 143 undergraduate nursing students randomly selected. Content validity index (CVI) was used to assess content validity. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with principal axis factoring was used to estimate the construct validity. Cronbach's alpha (α) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were used to check internal consistency and test re-test reliability.
Results:
The S-CVI for the Hindi RSES was 0.98. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) (=0.79), and Bartlette's test for sphericity was significant (χ 2 = 425.06, df = 45, P < .001). EFA extracted three common factors, explaining 62.62% of the total variance. The factor loading of all items suggests a good representation of their underlying construct; all items >0.47, except item 1 (= -0.373). The test re-test, an ICC was r = 0.76 (P < .001), and Cronbach's alpha (α) after deletion of item 1 was 0.81, suggesting excellent reliability.
Conclusion:
The Hindi Rosenberg self-esteem scale is a psychometrically tested scale to assess self-esteem in the Hindi-speaking adult population. These findings provide empirical judgment for using the translated Hindi RSES to measure self-esteem among the adult population. The authors recommend verifying the psychometric properties in a more extensive and varied population.
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