An Examination of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Using Collegiate Wheelchair Basketball Student Athletes

The purpose was to examine the construct validity of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES). The construct validity of the scale was examined by applying it to collegiate wheelchair basketball student athletes at an NCAA sanctioned wheelchair basketball tournament at a mid-sized university in the so...

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Published in:Perceptual and motor skills 2007-04, Vol.104 (2), p.416-418
Main Authors: Vermillion, Mark, Dodder, Richard A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Athletes with disabilities
Basketball - psychology
Disabled Persons - psychology
Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Female
Humans
Male
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychological tests
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Reproducibility of Results
Self Concept
Self esteem
Validity
Wheelchairs - psychology
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Summary:The purpose was to examine the construct validity of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES). The construct validity of the scale was examined by applying it to collegiate wheelchair basketball student athletes at an NCAA sanctioned wheelchair basketball tournament at a mid-sized university in the south central United States (N = 68). In accordance with previous research on the scale, Cronbach alpha was .86; confirmatory factor analysis supported a one-factor structure. The scale is useful for measuring global self-esteem in collegiate wheelchair basketball student athletes.
ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/pms.104.2.416-418