Title
An examination of the construct validity and reliability of the Ghiselli Self-Description Inventory as a measure of self-esteem
Abstract
Two studies are reported which investigated the
construct validity and reliability of the Ghiselli Self-Description Inventory as a measure of self-esteem.
The first study, using a
multitrait-multimethod matrix,
found little evidence for the construct validity
of the instrument. The second study found a significant,
although low, test-retest reliability for the instrument.
The degree and pattern of relationships
of the instrument with other psychological measures
differed for its first and second administrations.
These findings are discussed relative to the continued
use of the instrument in research and the
general study of self-esteem in the context of organizational
behavior.
Identifiers
other: doi:10.1177/014662167800200108
Previously Published Citation
Raben, Charles S, Snyder, Robert A, Hoffman, R. Gene & Farr, James L. (1978). An examination of the construct validity and reliability of the Ghiselli Self-Description Inventory as a measure of self-esteem. Applied Psychological Measurement, 2, 73-81. doi:10.1177/014662167800200108
Suggested Citation
Raben, Charles S.; Snyder, Robert A.; Hoffman, R. Gene; Farr, James L..
(1978).
An examination of the construct validity and reliability of the Ghiselli Self-Description Inventory as a measure of self-esteem.
Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy,
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/99166.