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Self-regulation and positive traits

Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory.

CSEI / SEI

What it measures
self-esteem; general self; social self; home/parents; school/academic
Length and format
58 items. Forced-choice 'like me / unlike me'; School Form 58 items incl. 8-item lie scale; Adult Form 25 items; Short Form 25 items (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Translated into numerous languages (FR, ES, AR, FA, and others), many by independent researchers
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Coopersmith, S. (1967). The Antecedents of Self-Esteem. W.H. Freeman.

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