Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory - (SEI) - Coopersmith Self-Esteem Test

Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory - (SEI)

The purpose of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory - (SEI) is to measure level of self-esteem with an adolescent population.

Reference: Herz, L.& Gullone, E. (1999). The relationship between self-esteem and parenting style: A cross-cultural comparison of Australian and Vietnamese Australian adolescents, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 30 (6), 742-761.

This measure consists of 58 items, eight of which comprise a lie scale. The remaining items are scored on a dichotomous scale not like to provide a global measure of self-esteem. Higher scores indicate higher self esteem.

Translation Comments: Using Smith and Bond’s (1993) back-translation method, the instrument was translated into Vietnamese.

Description of Populations: The sample consists of 238 adolescents ranging in age from 12 to 19 years. The sample was comprise of roughly equivalent numbers of Vietnamese- Australian (N=118), and Anglo-Australian children (N=120). The majority of the Vietnamese-Australian sample reported that they had lived in Australia for less than 10 years.

Norms: The mean Total Self-esteem score was 34.88 (SD=8.69) for the Anglo-Australian sample and 32.03 (SD=7.18) for the Vietnamese-Australian sample. This difference was statistically significant (p<.05).

Reliability: The alpha coefficients for the Total Self-Esteem scale was .88 and .79 for the Anglo-Australian and Vietnamese-Australian samples respectively. Validity: Convergent and discriminant validity were assessed. The Total Self-esteem score was found to be significantly and negatively correlated with the neuroticism subscale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) in both the Vietnamese-Australian and Anglo-Australian samples. The Total Self-esteem score was significantly and positively correlated with the EPQ extroversion sub-scale.

How to obtain permission to use this instrument: Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc. holds the copyright to the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. To obtain more information on the inventory, please contact Conasulting Psychologists Press, Inc. at 3803 East Bayshore Road, P.O. Box 10096, Palo Alto, CA 94303, 800-624-1765 www.cpp-db.com

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