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Reliability and Validity Evidence of the Chinese Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale Scores Among Taiwanese Children

2010; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 29; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0734282910380191

1557-5144

Mon-hsin Wang Flahive, Ying‐Chih Chuang, Chien-Mo Li,

Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports

The Piers—Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale—Second Edition (Piers—Harris 2) was designed to measure self-concept among children and adolescents. This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the scores of the Chinese version of the Piers—Harris 2 (Chinese Piers—Harris). The Chinese Piers—Harris 2 was administered to 243 Taiwanese students in Grades 1 to 4. The results of factor analysis indicated a six-factor promax solution was the most appropriate solution for the Chinese Piers—Harris 2. The results also revealed acceptable internal consistency and test score stability of the Chinese Piers—Harris 2 scores. In addition, the scores of the Chinese Piers—Harris 2 had significant correlations with the scores of the Elementary School Children’s Self-Concept Scale and the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale. Overall, the findings indicate that the Chinese Piers—Harris 2 scores have good psychometric properties for a sample of Taiwanese children.