Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A Two-Level Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Modified Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Zimprich, Daniel, Perren, Sonja, Hornung, Rainer |
| Source: |
Educational and Psychological Measurement. Jun 2005 65(3):465-481. |
| Availability: |
Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243 (Toll Free); Fax: 800-583-2665 (Toll Free). |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
17 |
| Publication Date: |
2005 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries, Social Environment, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Self Esteem, Individual Differences, Models |
| DOI: |
10.1177/0013164404272487 |
| ISSN: |
0013-1644 |
| Abstract: |
Classical factor analysis assumes independent and identically distributed observations. Educational data, however, are often hierarchically structured, with, for example, students being nested within classes. In this study, data on self-esteem gathered in a sample of 1,107 students within 72 school classes in Switzerland were analyzed using two-level confirmatory factor analysis. Considering a sequence of two-level confirmatory factor models, the results indicate that a one-factor model of self-esteem with an additional orthogonal method or response-style factor of negatively worded items adequately described within-class (individual) differences in self-esteem. By contrast, at the between-class level, a general factor of self-esteem was sufficient to capture school class differences in self-esteem. Thus, apart from other influences, for students, the social context (school class) seems to matter in forming their self-esteem. At the same time, the findings imply that studies examining self-esteem using samples of clustered observations should account for multiple levels of analysis (i.e., separate within- and between-class variances). |
| Abstractor: |
Author |
| Number of References: |
50 |
| Entry Date: |
2005 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ689397 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
