Rosenberg’s scale – a self-esteem measurement tool

Abstract

The paper presents definition of self-esteem, its causing factors and consequences, which often compose a vicious circle. There are different methods for measurement of selfesteem. One of them is Rosenberg’s scale which has been used successfully up to date. The paper gives a list of different instruments with short description. Rosenberg’s scale is introduced in details. There are presented data received from the studies of self-esteem among young persons using Rosenberg’s scale.