| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to verify the psychometric equivalence of a French-Canadian version of the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents developed by S. Harter (1988). This instrument measures global self-esteem in adolescents as well as their perceptions of competence in 8 other different domains. The instrument was first administered to 731 7th, 9th, and l1th grade students. Four wks later, 594 Ss were invited to answer the questionnaire once more. Results confirm that the factorial structure and the internal consistency of each domain of the translated version correspond to those of the original version. A test-retest procedure also reveals the temporal stability of the translated version. Regarding the mean scores for each domain and their interrelations with each other and particularly with global self-esteem, similar results to those reported by Harter were obtained with the translated version. This reinforces the conclusion about the psychometric equivalence of the translated version. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
