Translation and Validation of Gujarati Version Of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

Abstract

The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) is widely used for measuring self-esteem. Self-esteem is a psychological trait that may develop in interaction with dentofacial esthetics. It has been administered in at least 53 nations and translated into at least 28 languages. The study aimed to translate the English version of RSES into Gujarati language and validate a translated Gujarati version of RSES. The English version of RSES was translated into Gujarati language using the forward-translations and back-translation method according to WHO. After translation, the questionnaire was completed by 242 individuals (123 males and 119 females) aged 18–48 years (mean age: 28.59+7.68 years). Unpaired t-test was done to compare the results of two questionnaires. The results on the reliability and validity of the Gujarati version of RSES were measured using Internal reliability index Cronbach’s alpha and Pearson Correlation coefficient test. All the 10 questions showed no statistically significant difference between the English version of RSES and the translated Gujarati version of RSES. Results of Unpaired t-test (P = 0.7804) were statistically insignificant. The results on the reliability and validity of the RSES were satisfactory as the internal reliability index Cronbach α was 0.98 and Pearson Correlation coefficient was 0.965 suggesting that the translated Gujarati version was highly correlated to the original English version. The translated Gujarati version of RSES demonstrated good reliability and validity. Its sufficient discriminative and evaluative psychometric properties provide the theoretical evidence for further use in research study among Gujarati population.