The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a self-esteem inventory
for Thai college women. Research questions included whether or not the developed
inventory proved to be unidimensional or multidimensional and, if the
latter proved to be the case, how many dimensions underlie the construct. The
item pool consisted of 70 self-esteem statements derived from the Rosenberg
Self-Esteem Inventory, the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (Adult Form), and
items developed for this investigation. Responses to each item were based upon a
four point, Likert-type scale. The Delphi technique was applied as the content
validation method. As a result of the Delphi process, 68 items were retained and
used as a pilot study instrument. The pilot study was conducted among 70 college-
age women in Bangkok, Thailand. Based upon item discrimination criteria,
52 items were selected for the final test instrument. The reliability of the pilot
study instrument was determined to be +.91, based upon the Hoyt-Stunkard
method.
The 52-item instrument was then administered to 531 college-age female
students in Bangkok, Thailand. Internal consistency reliability was +.94. Factor
analysis was utilized to establish construct validity, to determine the
dimensionality of the self-esteem instrument, and to identify the number of
latent factors related to self-esteem. The concept of self-esteem was found to
be multidimensional. The final 36-item instrument which resulted from this
study was assessed by Hoyt-Stunkard analysis of variance to assure its
reliability. Internal consistency reliability for the final instrument was +.91.
Findings revealed that seven factors which reflected characteristics of
self-esteem among Thai women were clustered significantly. These factors
consisted of: 1) sense of family relations, 2) sense of self-worth, 3) sense of
adequacy, 4) sense of competence, 5) sense of efficacy, 6) sense of
confidence, and 7) sense of social and peer relations. Conclusions and
implications derived from the study will provide a contribution to educational
and psychological fields and to related women studies. / Graduation date: 1993
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36153 |
| Date | 23 November 1992 |
| Creators | Pinyuchon, Methinin |
| Contributors | Sisson, Carol |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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