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Self-esteem is generally construe as an evaluation of one's self-worth; its manifestation however, tend to vary considerably in different cultures. This study attempts to develop a scale for the assessment of self-esteem among school children in Pakistan. A list of 44 items of self-esteem was presented as a self report measure Self-Esteem Scale for Children, (SESC) to 346 children of 13-15 years old (48% boys and 52% girls) along with Rifai Self-Esteem Scale (Rifai, 1999). Factor analysis revealed three positive domains of SESC namely; Academic, Self Confidence, Social, and a negative one named Low Self-esteem. The psychometric properties of SESC were found to be satisfactory. The findings are discussed in terms of the structure of the self-esteem within the cultural context. Implications for theoretical construct of this research were also discussed.
Sadia Saleem , Zahid Mahmood. (2011) The Development of a Self-Esteem Scale for Children in Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, Volume-26, Issue-1.
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