Abstract

RAMOS, Miguel. Portuguese adaptation for university students of Heatherton and Polivy’s state self-esteem scale. Psicologia [online]. 2014, vol.28, n.1, pp.32-38. ISSN 0874-2049.

Self-esteem is a crucial concept for a wide range of areas in psychology. Several studies conducted in portuguese have adapted scales of general self-esteem (e.g., Rosenberg, 1979’s self-esteem scale) but have neglected other crucial aspects of this construct such as state self-esteem. To address this limitation, the present article provides a portuguese adaptation of Heatherton and Polivy’s (1991) state self-esteem scale. Results suggested a reliable measure with a factorial structure identical to the original scale, which included the components of performance, social, and appearance self-esteem. The discussion focuses on the advantages of using a state self-esteem measure.

Keywords : Self-esteem; State self-esteem; Measurement; Multidimensional scale.

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