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Boduszek, Daniel, Shevlin, Mark, Mallett, John, Hyland, Philip and O’Kane, Damien (2012) Dimensionality and Construct Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale within a Sample of Recidivistic Prisoners. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 2 (1). pp. 19-25. ISSN 2009-3829
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Abstract
Purpose – This study aims to examine the construct validity and factor structure of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) using a sample (n=312) of Polish prisoners incarcerated in Nowogard High Security Prison.
Design/methodology/approach – The number of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models under investigation was limited to two by virtue of employing a much stricter and more rigorously sound methodological procedure in which item errors were prevented from correlating, as suggested by Brown.
Findings – Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the two-factor (positive and negative self-esteem) model provided a better fit for the RSES items than did the one-factor model.
Originality/value – The results provide some initial support for the two-dimensional model that could possibly be measuring substantively separate factors within a prison sample, thus calling into question the one-factor solution of the RSES.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HA Statistics |
| Schools: | School of Human and Health Sciences > Centre for Applied Psychological Research School of Human and Health Sciences |
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| Depositing User: | Daniel Boduszek |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2012 11:51 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2012 11:37 |
| URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/15902 |
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