The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: Translation and Validation in the Greek Language in Adolescents

Alexandra Kourakou; Xanthi Tigani; Flora Bacopoulou; Dimitrios Vlachakis; Eleni Papakonstantinou; Sofia Simidala; Electra Ktena; Sofia Katsaouni; George Chrousos; Christina Darviri

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-78787-5_13

The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: Translation and Validation in the Greek Language in Adolescents

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021:1339:97-103. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-78787-5_13.

Authors

Alexandra Kourakou¹, Xanthi Tigani¹, Flora Bacopoulou^{2

3}, Dimitrios Vlachakis^{4

5}, Eleni Papakonstantinou⁶, Sofia Simidala⁷, Electra Ktena⁷, Sofia Katsaouni⁷, George Chrousos^{1

8}, Christina Darviri¹

Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate Course of Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
² Postgraduate Course of Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. bacopouf@hotmail.com.
³ University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health & Precision Medicine, and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. bacopouf@hotmail.com.
⁴ University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health & Precision Medicine, and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. dimvl@aua.gr.
⁵ Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece. dimvl@aua.gr.
⁶ Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
⁷ Othisi, Private School, Stamata, Attica, Greece.
⁸ University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health & Precision Medicine, and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 35023095
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78787-5_13

Abstract

Self-esteem constitutes a characteristic which can influence the person in many dimensions, depending on the perception positive or negative, which the individual has for himself/herself. The most usable tool for measuring self-esteem is the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). In order to be validated in the Greek language in adolescents, the RSES was completed by 204 high school students, aged 12 to 18 years, at a private school in the suburbs of the region of Attica in Greece. Additional questionnaires were administered simultaneously, i.e., the Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventories, Third Edition (CFSEI-3) and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). The reliability and validity results of the RSES indicated satisfactory internal reliability index (Cronbach's a .89 and .80). The RSES showed good concurrent validity. Statistically significant relationships with academic performance and PANAS were observed. The Greek version of the RSES is short, easy to administer, and comprehensible by the teenagers and can be used for the measurement of self-esteem in adolescents in Greece.

Keywords: Adolescents; Greek; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; Self-esteem; Teenagers; Validation.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Humans
Language*
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Self Concept*
Surveys and Questionnaires