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The Self-esteem Stability Scale (SESS) for Cross-Sectional Direct Assessment of Self-esteem Stability

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Title
The Self-esteem Stability Scale (SESS) for Cross-Sectional Direct Assessment of Self-esteem Stability
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Frontiers in Psychology, February 2018
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00091
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Authors

Tobias Altmann, Marcus Roth

Abstract

Self-esteem stability describes fluctuations in the level of self-esteem experienced by individuals over a brief period of time. In recent decades, self-esteem stability has repeatedly been shown to be an important variable affecting psychological functioning. However, measures of self-esteem stability are few and lacking in validity. In this paper, we present the Self-Esteem Stability Scale (SESS), a unidimensional and very brief scale to directly assess self-esteem stability. In four studies (totalN= 826), we describe the development of the SESS and present evidence for its validity with respect to individual outcomes (life satisfaction, neuroticism, and vulnerable narcissism) and dyadic outcomes (relationship satisfaction in self- and partner ratings) through direct comparisons with existing measures. The new SESS proved to be a stronger predictor than the existing scales and had incremental validity over and above self-esteem level. The results also showed that all cross-sectional measures of self-esteem stability were only moderately associated with variability in self-esteem levels assessed longitudinally with multiple administrations of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. We discuss this validity issue, arguing that direct and indirect assessment approaches measure relevant, yet different aspects of self-esteem stability.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 144 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 22 15%
Student > Master 19 13%
Researcher 13 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 8%
Lecturer 5 3%
Other 7 5%
Unknown 67 47%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 41 28%
Social Sciences 9 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 5%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 3%
Arts and Humanities 3 2%
Other 12 8%
Unknown 68 47%
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