Items: | Code | Comments | |||||
1. | I feel that I am a person of worth, at least on an equal basis with others | P-1 | (Relative) | ||||
2. | I feel that I have a number of good qualities | P-2 | (Almost every person would have some good qualities regardless of self-esteem) | ||||
3. | All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure* | N-1 | (Disagreement problem) | ||||
4. | I am able to do things as well as most other people | P-3 | (Relative) | ||||
5. | I feel I do not have much to be proud of* | N-2 | (Disagreement problem) | ||||
6. | I take a positive attitude toward myself | P-4 | (Disagreement problem) | ||||
7. | On the whole, I am satisfied with myself | P-5 | (Disagreement problem) | ||||
8. | I wish I could have more respect for myself* | N-3 | (Ignores present level for those with high self-esteem) | ||||
9. | I certainly feel useless at times* | N-4 | (Should be “a lot of the time” and also disagreement problem) | ||||
10. | At times I think I am no good at all* | N-5 | (Disagreement problem) | ||||
Answer scale: | STRONGLY AGREE | AGREE | DISAGREE | STRONGLY DISAGREE | |||