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The development and validation of the Visual Analogue Self‐Esteem Scale (VASES) 1
Author(s) -
Brumfitt Shelagh M.,
Sheeran Paschal
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1348/014466599162980
Subject(s) - psychology , scale (ratio) , validation test , self esteem , psychometrics , visual analogue scale , test validity , developmental psychology , cartography , medicine , geography , surgery
Objectives. To develop a visual analogue measure of self‐esteem and test its psychometric properties. Design. Two correlational studies involving samples of university students and aphasic speakers. Method. Two hundred and forty‐three university students completed multiple measures of self‐esteem, depression and anxiety as well as measures of transitory mood and social desirability (Study 1). Two samples of aphasic speakers ( N = 14 and N = 20) completed the Visual Analogue Self‐Esteem Scale (VASES), the Rosenberg (1965) self‐esteem scale and measures of depression and anxiety. (Study 2). Results. Study 1 found evidence of good internal and test‐retest reliability, construct validity and convergent and discriminant validity for a 10‐item VASES. Study 2 demonstrated good internal reliability among aphasic speakers. Conclusion. The VASES is a short and easy to administer measure of self‐esteem that possesses good psychometric properties.