SCALE OF

SELF-ESTEEM OF
COOPERSMITH
ADULTS

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BY STANLEY COOPERSMITH

MANUAL

REVISION 2010
 SCALE OF DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT:
The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory for
SELF-ESTEEM OF Adults, according to the inventory analysis in
reference can be observed that unlike
from the School version (original), the Inventory of
COOPERSMITH Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory for Adults takes
as a reference the first 25 items of
first inventory mentioned, modifying the
ADULT VERSION reactives corresponding to the areas
"Home Parents" instead of "Family" (06
reactives), and unifies the areas 'Social Peers and
TECHNICAL SHEET: "Scholar" into one only, which he calls "Area
Name Stanley's Self-Esteem Inventory Social” (07 items); and in relation to
Copersmith, (SEI) Adult version. content of the items, these are similar to the
that are mentioned in the original inventory.
Author Stanley Coopersmith
It is composed of 25 items, in which there are no
Administration: Individual and collective.
they include items corresponding to
Duration: Approximately 15 minutes. the scale of lies.

Application levels: From 16 years of age in The test is designed to measure the
forward. valuative attitudes with adolescents and adults
from the age of 16 and onwards.
Purpose: To measure evaluative attitudes towards
the SAME, in the areas: Personal, The items must be answered according to whether
Family and Social of the experience of the subject identifies or does not identify with each statement
a subject. in terms of true or false.
 a response is worth a point, likewise a score
The 25 items of the inventory generate a score total self-esteem resulting from the sum of
total as well as scores separated in three areas: the totals of the sub-scales multiplied by
I.SAME GENERAL: Which they refer to the 4 (FOUR)
attitudes that the subject presents towards his/her
self-perception and personal evaluative experience The grading is a direct procedure, the
about their physical and psychological characteristics. the subject must respond according to the
identification that is present or not with the
II.SOCIAL: It is made up of items statement in terms of True (Just as
that refer to the subject's attitudes in the environment to me) or False (Not like me).
social in front of their peers or friends. Thus
as their references to experiences in the interior Scores are obtained by making use of the
of educational or training institutions and the the answer key is used for grading
expectations regarding your satisfaction of your (JOSUE TEST has created a template and
academic or professional performance. protocol to be used in the qualification
III.FAMILIAR: Presents items in which individual or group). The score is obtained
refers to attitudes and/or experiences adding the number of items answered in
in the family environment in relation to the correct form (according to the key) and
coexistence. multiplying this by two (4), being in the end the
maximum score 100.
ADMINISTRATION
The administration can be carried out in
ANSWER KEY:
individual or group (collective). collective and Items Verdaderos: 1,4,5,8,9,14,19,20.
It has an approximate time of 20 minutes.
Items False:
2,3,6,7,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,21,22,23,24,25.
SCORE AND RATING.
The maximum score is 100 points. Each SUB SCALES:
I. YES SAME GENERAL: (13 ÍTEMS)
1,3,4,7,10,12,13,15,18, 19,23,24,25.
II. SOCIAL: (6 ITEMS) 2,5,8,14,17,21.
III. FAMILIAR: (6 ïtems) 6,9,11,16,20,22.
CATEGORIES
The intervals for each category of self-esteem
son
From 0 to 24 Low Self-Esteem
25 to 49 Medium Self-Esteem Level
under
50 to 74 Medium Self-Esteem
high
75 to 100 High self-esteem.

VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY.