کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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890621 | 914003 | 2013 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Self-esteem (SE) scales reflect different degree of self-presentational features.
• Extreme responding in global and basic SE scales was compared.
• Global SE is plagued more by extreme response-set than basic SE.
• Rejecting negative item content explains global but not basic SE scores.
• Without due care, artifactual responses can inflate measures of self-esteem.
Self-esteem (SE) scales are particularly susceptible for various response-sets. Systematic response alterations, often mirroring self-presentational item characteristics, can be triggered differentially depending on the content of items in a scale. The present study examined extreme responding to items in the global SE scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and the basic SE scale (Forsman & Johnson, 1996). The results showed that global SE scores were determined to a higher extent by extreme responses, in particular rejecting negative item content, than basic self-esteem scores. The implications of self-presentation contra self-esteem for an asymmetry in response patterns between the two scales are discussed.
Journal: Personality and Individual Differences - Volume 55, Issue 5, September 2013, Pages 622–625