Design and validation of a questionnaire for children’s self-esteem assessment
Abstract
The aim of this study was to design and analyse the validity of content and comprehension of an instrument to assess childhood self-esteem in boys and girls with an age range of three to seven. First, the content was validated through the agreement and consensus of nine experts using the Delphi method, while comprehension was validated by testing a sample on 241 school children between the ages of three and seven. The initial data collected by means of the Delphi method contributed to some modifications made by expert judges. The questionnaire was refined to 18 items which exhibited appropriate adjustments with regard to both comprehension and content validity. The confirmatory factor analysis accomplished, confirmed four dimensions to childhood self-esteem: physical, academic, socio-emotional and family.
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