Reflective quiz · For adults · Rosenberg scale
Free adult self-esteem quiz.
Ten questions, about two minutes. This is the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the most widely used measure of self-esteem there is. It will not diagnose anything, but it can show you, plainly, how you have been regarding yourself lately.
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About this quiz
The way you talk to yourself.
Self-esteem is not confidence and it is not ego. It is the quiet, running verdict you hold about your own worth: whether you are basically alright, or basically not. Most people never say it out loud, which is part of what makes it so powerful.
These ten statements have been used since 1965 to get at that verdict. Answer for how you generally feel, not for your best day or your worst one. When you finish, you will see where you land, in plain language.
The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) is in the public domain and free for clinical, research, and educational use. Reproduced here for educational use.
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Questions
About the self-esteem quiz.
01 Is low self-esteem a diagnosis?
No. Self-esteem is not a disorder and this is not a diagnostic tool. It is a description of how you tend to regard yourself at the moment, and that can shift with circumstances, relationships, and time.
02 How reliable is the Rosenberg scale?
It is the most widely used measure of self-esteem in the world, in continuous use since 1965, and it is in the public domain. It is brief and well validated, though ten questions can only ever capture a broad sense of things.
03 What do the score ranges mean?
Scores run from 0 to 30, and higher means higher self-esteem. Scores below about 15 are often read as low self-esteem and roughly 15 to 25 as the typical range. There are no official hard cutoffs, so treat these as rough guides rather than lines in the sand.
04 Can self-esteem actually change?
Yes. How you regard yourself was largely learned, often early and often in relationship with other people. That means it can be worked with. A lot of therapy is exactly this: getting curious about the harsh inner voice instead of taking it as the truth.
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