Psychometric properties of the Self-Esteem Questionnaire for South African adolescents
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2005
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South African Journal of Psychology
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University of Cape Town
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This article describes two studies investigating the reliability and factorial validity of scores on the Self-Esteem Questionnaire (SEQ) for assessing self-evaluations relating to peers, school, family, sports/athletics, body image and global self-worth in South African adolescents. Participants were 900 learners enrolled in Grades 8 and 11 at public schools in Cape Town, and 116 Grades 8 and 11 learners attending independent schools. The results provided general support for the six-factor structure proposed by DuBois, Felner, Brand, Phillips and Lease (1996) and indicated that SEQ scores have good internal consistency and adequate test-retest reliability for English-speaking South Africans. However, minor revisions are needed for all scale scores to have acceptable internal consistency when translated into isiXhosa or Afrikaans.
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Wild, L. G., Flisher, A. J., Bhana, A., & Lombard, C. (2005). Psychometric properties of the self-esteem questionnaire for South African adolescents. South African Journal of Psychology, 35(2), 195-208.