Rosenberg self - esteem scale - wikipedia Rosenberg self - esteem scale The Rosenberg self - esteem scale ( RSES ), developed by sociologist Dr. Morris Rosenberg, is a self - esteem measure widely used in social - science research. It uses a scale of 0 - 30 where a score less than 15 may indicate a problematic low self esteem. The RSES is designed similar to the social - survey questionnaires. It is a ten - item Likert - type scale with items answered on a four - point scale -- from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Five of the items have positively worded statements and five have negatively worded ones. The scale measures state self - esteem by asking the respondents to reflect on their current feelings. The original sample for which the scale was developed consisted of 5,024 high - school juniors and seniors from 10 randomly selected schools in New York State. The Rosenberg self - esteem scale is considered a reliable and valid quantitative tool for self - esteem assessment. The RSES has been translated and adapted to various languages, such as Persian, French, Chinese, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. The scale is extensively used in cross-cultural studies in up to 53 different nations. References Jump up ^ Rosenberg, M. ( 1965 ). Society and the adolescent self - image. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press. Jump up ^ `` Rosenberg self - esteem scale '' ( PDF ). callhelpline.org.uk, by The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ Blascovich, Jim and Joseph Tomaka. 1993. `` Measures of Self - Esteem. '' Pp. 115 - 160 in J.P. Robinson, P.R. Shaver, and L.S. Wrightsman ( eds. ), Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes. Third Edition. Ann Arbor : Institute for Social Research. Jump up ^ Shapurian, R., Hojat, M., & Nayerahmadi, H. ( 1987 ). Psychometric characteristics and dimensionality of a Persian version of the Rosenberg Self - Esteem Scale. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 65, 27 - 34. Jump up ^ Vallieres, E.F., & Vallerand, R.J. ( 1990 ). Traduction et validation Canadienne - Française de l'Echelle de l'Estime de soi de Rosenberg. International Journal of Psychology, 25, 305 - 316. Jump up ^ Cheng, S.T., & Hamid, P.N. ( 1995 ). An error in the use of translated scales : The Rosenberg Self - Esteem Scale for Chinese. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 81, 431 - 434. Jump up ^ Prezza, M., Trombaccia, F.R., & Armento, L. ( 1997 ). La scala dell  ́ autostima di Rosenberg : traduzione e validazione italiana. Bollettino di Psicologia Applicata, 223, 35 - 44 Jump up ^ von Collani, G., & Herzberg, P.Y. ( 2003 ). Eine revidierte Fassung der deutschsprachigen Skala zum Selbstwertgefühl von Rosenberg. Zeitschrift für Differentielle und Diagnostische Psychology, 24, 3 - 7. Jump up ^ Santos, P.J., & Maia, J. ( 2003 ). Análise factorial confirmatória e validaçao preliminar de uma versao portuguesa da escala de auto - estima de Rosenberg. Psicologia : Teoria, Investigaçao e Prática, 2, 253 - 268. Jump up ^ José Martín - Albo, Juan L. Núñez, José G. Navarro, & Fernando Grijalvo ( 2007 ) The Rosenberg Self - Esteem Scale : Translation and Validation in University Students. The Spanish Journal of Psychology Vol. 10, No. 2, 458 - 467 Jump up ^ Schmitt, D.P., & Allik, J. ( 2005 ). Simultaneous administration of the Rosenberg Self - Esteem Scale in 53 nations : Exploring the universal and culture - specific features of global self esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 623 - 642. External links Online Rosenberg Self - Esteem Scale Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosenberg_self-esteem_scale&oldid=841352123 '' Categories : Psychological attitude Positive mental attitude Conceptions of self Positive psychology Motivation Happiness Talk About Wikipedia Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 15 May 2018, at 09 : 43 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what does the rosenberg self esteem scale measure
Answer: state self-esteem