A Two-Level Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Modified Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.

A sequence of two-level confirmatory factor models was applied to an analysis of data on self-esteem collected in a sample of Swiss students. Findings revealed that a one-factor model of self-esteem with an extra orthogonal method or response-style factor of negatively worded items provided an adeq...

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Publicado en:Educational & Psychological Measurement Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 465 - 482
Autores principales: Zimprich, Daniel, Perren, Sonja, Hornung, Rainer
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Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. June 2005
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Sumario:A sequence of two-level confirmatory factor models was applied to an analysis of data on self-esteem collected in a sample of Swiss students. Findings revealed that a one-factor model of self-esteem with an extra orthogonal method or response-style factor of negatively worded items provided an adequate description of within-class differences in self-esteem. It was also demonstrated that a general factor of self-esteem was enough to capture school class differences in self-esteem at between-class levels. It was concluded that the social context—school class—has a role in forming students' self-esteem.