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The Core Self-Evaluation Scale (CSES) is an economical self-reporting instrument that assesses fundamental evaluations of self-worthiness and capabilities. The broad aims of this study were to test the CSES’s psychometric properties. The study is based on a representative survey of the German general population. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for different models with 1, 2, and 4 latent factors. The CSES was found to be reliable and valid, as it correlated as expected with measures of depression, anxiety, quality of life, self-report health status, and pain. A 2-factor model with 2 related factors (r = –.62) showed the best model fit. Furthermore, the CSES was measurement invariant across genderand age. In general, males had higher values of positive self-evaluations and lower negative self-evaluations than females. It is concluded that the CSES is a useful tool for assessing resource-oriented personality constructs.
Zenger, M., Körner, A., Maier, G. W., Hinz, A., Stöbel-Richter, Y., Brähler, E., & Hilbert, A. (2014). The Core Self-Evaluation Scale: Psychometric Properties of the German Version in a Representative Sample. Journal of Personality Assessment, 1–9. doi:10.1080/00223891.2014.989367