Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES)

 

Scoring:

• Range: 0-30 (10 items, 0-3 each).


• Reverse-scored items (3, 5, 8, 9, 10): "Strongly Disagree" (0) becomes 3, "Disagree" (1) becomes 2, etc., because these are negatively worded.


• Positive items (1, 2, 4, 6, 7): Scored as is (0-3).

Interpretation:

• <15: Low self-esteem


• 15-25: Normal self-esteem



• 25: High self-esteem These thresholds are commonly used, though slight variations exist in some studies

Verification:

• All "Strongly Disagree" (0): Positive items = 0, Negative items = 3 each → 0 + 0 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 0 + 0 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15 (Normal).


• All "Strongly Agree" (3): Positive = 3, Negative = 0 → 3 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 3 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 15 (Normal). This confirms the logic works symmetrically.