Some scholars have argued that both unidimensional and multidimensional measures of self-esteem
are valid because they measure different constructs and have different uses. The Harter Self-Perception Profiles for children who are between 3rd and 8th grade and a separate one for teenagers yield a global self-esteem score analogous to a unidimensional measure of selfesteem as well as separate scores on different domains of competence. The Self-Perception Profile for Children assesses Scholastic Competence, Social Acceptance, Athletic Competence, Physical Appearance, and Behavioral Conduct as separate domains in addition to a measure of Global Self-Worth. The Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents was developed with students from grades 8 through 11. In addition to the five domains assessed for the younger age group, the adolescent version includes three subscales that tap domains of competence that are appropriate to the
developmental tasks of adolescence: Job Competence, Romantic Appeal, and Close Friendships. All subscales have adequate internal consistency and the Global SelfWorth scale correlates with Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale. For children younger than third graders (i.e.,8 years of age), there is a pictorial scale that is also multidimensional, containing four subscales: Cognitive Competence, Physical Competence, Peer Acceptance, and Maternal Acceptance. There is no global self-worth scale for this age group because the developers believed that, beyond judging their competence in specific domains, children younger than eight have not developed the cognitive capability to make global judgments of their self-worth.
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