Questionnaire Analysis

In 1967, Coopersmith created the self-esteem questionnaire, which measures students’ general self-esteem. Subsequently, the Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory was developed by Battle, who based it on elements of the Rogers and Dymond (1954) scale. In addition, the Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory is also a widely used questionnaire and is utilized by a large number of researchers.

Purpose of the Questionnaire

The short form of the Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory [SEI-25] aims to analyze students’ self-esteem through the student’s perception in four areas. These areas are: general self-esteem, social self-esteem, parents at home, and school–academic self-esteem.

Scoring of Questions

The Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory consists of a total of 30 statements, of which 25 statements refer to the various areas of self-esteem, while 5 constitute the lie scale, which relates to the defensive attitude of the individual when completing the questionnaire. Participants can respond to the statements with a Yes/No format.

Statistical Analysis

Each “Yes” answer is scored with 1 point, while “No” answers are scored with 0 points. However, there are also questions that are scored in reverse. Students who have high levels of self-esteem score higher when completing the questionnaire, compared to students who have lower levels of self-esteem.

Validity and Reliability

The Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory has been adapted into Greek and translated into the Greek language through the back-translation procedure. The questionnaire demonstrates high levels of validity and reliability, specifically 0.75, while the test-retest reliability is 0.64.

Bibliography

Authors: Battle, J. (1981). Culture-free self-esteem inventories for children and adults. Special Child Publications.