aminahperkins

Title of QTUG presentation:

Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Second Generation Immigrants

List of Author and co-authors for QTUG presentation: Aminah Perkins

Abstract:

In psychology, self esteem reflects a person's overall self-appraisal of their own worth or the extent to which a person values ones self. The notion of self-esteem is a widely accepted concept which can be more broadly defined as a favorable or unfavorable attitude toward the self (Rosenberg, 1965). There are several studies which indicate that by adolescence self esteem is a strong predictor for success and failure in academic areas (Young & Bailey, 1982). Kaplan (1980), with the use of the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (1989), determined that self esteem was a consistent predictor of many actions including school drop out, drug use, and unwanted pregnancies. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) is an accurate measure of self esteem for second generation immigrants. Although used widely to measure global self-esteem, the RSES was not originally validated for minority populations. With the influx of immigrants in the United States it is increasingly important to perform research on this growing population. In addition, the factor structure of the RSES has been debated by many researchers and this will be assessed in this study.