A single self-report item can reliably measure global self-esteem.

Evidence

SE. The Single-Item Self-Esteem Scale (Robins, Hendin, & Trzesniewski, 2001) measures global SE (i.e., “I have high selfesteem”). According to the Robins et al. studies, this single-item measure shows high convergent validity with the Rosenberg Self- Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and a reasonably stable reliability coefficient of . using a Heise estimate. Participants respond on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (not very true of me) to 5 (very true of me). — Sherman A. Lee, Chelsea A. Reid, Stephen D. Short, Jeffrey A. Gibbons, Ruth Yeh, and Matthew L. Campbell, Fear of Muslims, 44

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to debates about ultrashort psychometric measures substituting for long multi-item scales.
• DEFINE: Explains what the Single-Item Self-Esteem Scale is and how it is administered.