Testing the Dimensionality of the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Vol. 48 (3) , 615-626
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164488483005
Abstract
Confirmatory factor analysis techniques were used to assess several structural models that have been reported in the literature regarding the construct validity of the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (CSC). Responses from 885 Black, White, and Hispanic students in grades 3 to 6 were analyzed by using the LISREL VI program. Results indicating support for a three-factor model (one content factor plus two phrasing factors) suggested that the construct validity of the CSC is a function not only of content but also of manner of phrasing. Future research on the construct validity of the CSC and applications of structural modeling techniques are discussed.Keywords
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