University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
University of California, Merced, CA, USA.
Assessment. 2022 Mar;29(2):152-168. doi: 10.1177/1073191120958059. Epub 2020 Sep 15.
With 20 items, the State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES) can be cumbersome in settings that demand efficiency. The present research created an efficient six-item version of the SSES that preserves score reliability and validity and its three-dimensional structure: social, appearance, and performance self-esteem. Item response theory and confirmatory factor analyses identified the "best" six items-two from each dimension (Study 1). Participants completed the SSES four times at 2-week intervals (Studies 2 and 3). The six-item SSES' scores showed adequate test-retest reliability, explained substantial variance in trait-relevant measures, and showed convergent validity with related self-esteem measures. Participants completed the SSES and a laboratory experiment where they received negative feedback on an essay they had written and could retaliate against their evaluator by allocating hot sauce for them to consume (Study 4). The six-item SSES interacted with self-esteem instability in expected ways to predict hot sauce allocated.
状态自尊量表（SSES）共有 20 个项目，在要求效率的情况下可能会显得繁琐。本研究创建了一个高效的 SSES 六分量表版本，保留了分数的可靠性和有效性及其三个维度结构：社会、外貌和表现自尊。项目反应理论和验证性因素分析确定了“最佳”的六个项目——每个维度两个（研究 1）。参与者在两周的时间间隔内四次完成 SSES（研究 2 和 3）。六分量表 SSES 的分数显示出足够的重测信度，解释了与特质相关的测量中大量的方差，并且与相关的自尊测量具有收敛效度。参与者完成了 SSES 以及一项实验室实验，他们在实验中收到了对自己写的一篇文章的负面反馈，并且可以通过为评估者分配辣椒酱来报复他们（研究 4）。六分量表 SSES 以预期的方式与自尊不稳定性相互作用，从而预测分配的辣椒酱量。
