TY - JOUR
AU - Michalos, Alex
AB - We examined the differential item functioning (DIF) of Rosenberg's (1965) Self‐Esteem Scale (RSES) and compared scores from U.S. participants with those from 7 other countries: Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Kenya, South Africa, Singapore, and Taiwan. Results indicate that DIF was present in all comparisons. Moreover, controlling for latent self‐esteem, participants from individualistic countries had an easier time reporting high self‐esteem on self‐competence‐related items, whereas participants from communal countries had an easier time reporting high self‐esteem on self‐liking items (Tafarodi & Milne, 2002). After adjusting for DIF, we found larger mean self‐esteem differences between the countries than observed scores initially indicated. The suitability of the RSES, and the importance of examining DIF, for cross‐cultural research are discussed.
TI - Examining the Differential Item Functioning of the Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Scale Across Eight Countries
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00372.x
DA - 2008-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/examining-the-differential-item-functioning-of-the-rosenberg-self-Dv3cur0EtZ
SP - 1867
VL - 38
IS - 7
DP - DeepDyve
ER -