Validity and reliability of the arabic version of the self-report single-item self-esteem scale (A-SISE)
Background Meta-analytic findings documented a substantial impact of self-esteem on a broad range of psychological and behavioral indicators, thus highlighting its high clinical relevance. Proving a simple and costeffective measure of global self-esteem to the Arabic-speaking community, who mostly l...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/463522 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04865-y https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/463522 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Single-item self-esteem scale SISE Arabic Psychometric properties Validation |
| Resumo: | Background Meta-analytic findings documented a substantial impact of self-esteem on a broad range of psychological and behavioral indicators, thus highlighting its high clinical relevance. Proving a simple and costeffective measure of global self-esteem to the Arabic-speaking community, who mostly live in low- and middleincome countries, and where research may be challenging, would be highly valuable. In this context, we sought to investigate the psychometric characteristics of an Arabic translation of the Single-Item Self-Esteem Scale (A-SISE) in terms of factor structure, reliability, and construct validity. Methods A total of 451 participants were enrolled between October and December 2022. An anonymous selfadministered Google Forms link was shared on WhatsApp. To examine the factor structure of the A-SISE, we used the FACTOR software. We conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), using a principal component analysis on the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) items first, then after adding the A-SISE. Results The results of the EFA of the RSES revealed two factors (F1=negatively-worded items; F2=positivelyworded items), which explained 60.63% of the common variance. When adding the A-SISE, the two-factor solution obtained explained 58.74% of the variance, with the A-SISE loading on the second factor. Both RSES and A-SISE correlated significantly and positively with each other, as well as with extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, open mindedness and satisfaction with life. Moreover, they correlated significantly and negatively with negative emotionality and depression. Conclusion These results suggest that the A-SISE is a simple-to-use, cost-effective, valid and reliable measure of selfesteem. We thus recommend its use in future research among Arabic-speaking people in Arab clinical and research settings, particularly when researchers are limited by time or resources constraints. |
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