The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI) measures attitudes toward self in the context of pre-post evaluation, individual diagnosis, or classroom screening. From the CSEI Manual:
…self-image is the content of a person’s perceptions and opinions about [themselves]. The positive or negative attitudes and values by which a person views the self-image and the evaluations or judgments he or she makes about it form the person’s self-esteem.
The instrument consists of a brief self-report questionnaire and a school form for ages eight to fifteen years or adult form for ages sixteen and above. There is no time limit, but assessment typically takes fifteen minutes. It is hand scorable.
For more information including normative data, see the CSEI page at Mindgarden and other references below.
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Obtaining the CSEI
Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory Adult Form at Mindgarden.com
Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory School Form at Mindgarden.com
References
Coopersmith, S. (1967). The antecedents of self-esteem. San Francisco: Freeman. ISBN: 0716709120 DDC: 155.418
Coopersmith, S. (1981). The antecedents of self-esteem. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press. ISBN: 0891060170 LCC: BF723
Roberson, Terry G. (1986). The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory: A Factor Analytic Study. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 46(1), 269-273. DOI: 10.1177/0013164486461033
Johnson, Brian W., Redfield, Doris L., Miller, Richard L., Simpson, Robert E. (1983). The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory: A Construct Validation Study. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 43(3), 907-913. DOI: 10.1177/001316448304300332
