APPLICATION OF SELF-ESTEEM MEASURES IN A CORRECTIONAL SETTING - 1. RELIABILITY OF THE SCALE AND RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER MEASURES

• NCJ Number: 6172
• Journal: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1971) Pages: 1-9
• Author(s): L A BENNETT; D E SORENSEN
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TESTING OF AN ADAPTED SCALE MEASURING SELF-ESTEEM WHICH MIGHT BE USED IN PREDICTING POST-INSTITUTIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF FORMER INMATES.

Abstract

RELIABILITY MEASURES WERE COMPUTED AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. THE SCALE ALSO SEEMS TO PROVIDE A SPREAD OF SCORES DISTRIBUTED IN A RELATIVELY NORMAL MANNER. THE SCALE HAS A LOW RELATIONSHIP WITH AGE, INTELLIGENCE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. A MODERATE RELATIONSHIP TO TESTED GRADE LEVEL WAS FOUND, WHILE THE RELATIONSHIP TO CLAIMED LEVEL OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT REACHED STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE. IN GENERAL, THE SCALE WAS SEEN AS AN ADEQUATE TOOL TO USE IN FUTHER STUDIES. AUTHOR ABSTRACT