The purpose of this study was to investigate the construct validity of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory(SEI) in a Korean setting. The 2,451 subjects were selected by random sample from grades 4, 5 and 6 of primary schools and the first and second...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the construct validity of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory(SEI) in a Korean setting. The 2,451 subjects were selected by random sample from grades 4, 5 and 6 of primary schools and the first and second grade of middle schools in the City of Taegu. Statistical analysis was by principal component factor analysis as foctor extraction model and varimax rotation, factor rotation through the SPSS computer program.
The results were not in complete agreement with Coopersmith's dimensions; that is, construct validity was not found in the subareas of the SEI. However, 4 factors were found to account for self-esteem in all 5 grades of this study. The 7 items of Factor Ⅰ and the 3 items of factor Ⅱ can be used as the general self-esteem scale; the 4 items of Factor Ⅲ and the 4 items of Factor Ⅳ can be used as the home self-esteem and the social self-esteem scales, respectively.