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Adapting and validating the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for elderly Spanish population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2019

Teresa Mayordomo,
Margarita Gutierrez and
Alicia SalesOpen the ORCID record for Alicia Sales[Opens in a new window]
Teresa Mayordomo
Affiliation:
Faculty of Psychology, Catholic University, Valencia, Spain
Margarita Gutierrez
Affiliation:
Faculty of Education, Catholic University, Valencia, Spain
Alicia Sales*
Affiliation:
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Alicia Sales, Av. Blasco Ibañez, 21, Valencia, Spain 46010. Phone: +34 963 983 992; Ext.: 83992; Fax: +34 963864671. Email: alicia.sales@uv.es.
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Abstract

Objectives:

This study aims to adapt and validate the most common measure of self-esteem, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), in the elderly Spanish population based on the initial one-factor model proposed by the author of the scale.

Design:

The factorial validity of the scale was tested using confirmatory factor analysis.

Setting:

The study was carried out in the city of Valencia (Spain).

Participants:

A total of 231 elderly people with a mean age 72.68 (SD=8.55).

Measurements:

The participants completed the questionnaire RSES for the validation process, sociodemographic data and Mini-Mental State Examination.

Results:

Confirmatory factor analysis with a five-item structure for the one-factor structure showed good fit indexes (Chi square [5] = 217.20, p < .05; CFI = .965; GFI = .980; RMSEA = .070 [90% confidence interval of RMSEA, .022-.087]), and reliability, as internal consistency, measure with Cronbach’s alpha was .732.

Conclusion:

The adaptation of the RSES showed a unifactorial structure with good internal consistency. This reduced adaptation/version of the scale may facilitate clinical practice and be useful in research in older people.

Keywords

agingself-esteemlife spanstructural equation modelvalidity

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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 2: Issue Theme: Psychological Promoters of Well-Being in Older Adults , February 2020, pp. 183 - 190
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2019 

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