Bachman Self Esteem Scale

Reference

Bachman, J. G. (1970). Youth in Transition. Volume II, The Impact of Family Background and Intelligence on Tenth-Grade Boys. Institute for Social Research Univ. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED051414 (page 135)

List of questions

Question number	Question	Original 10-item scale
1	I feel that I'm a person of worth, at least on an equal plane with others	✓
2	I feel that I have a number of good qualities	✓
3	I am able to do things as well as most other people	✓
4	I feel I do not have much to be proud of	✓
5	I take a positive attitude toward myself	✓
6	Sometimes I think I am no good at all	✓
7	I am a useful guy to have around	✓
8	I feel that I can't do anything right	✓
9	When I do a job, I do it well	✓
10	I feel that my life is not very useful	✓

Use of this scale in CLOSER Discovery study questionnaires and datasets

Version	Study	Year	Questionnaire	Dataset
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	1993-1995	Partner's Health Events and Feelings	ALSPAC Partners Health Events and Feelings Questionnaire Dataset
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	1993-1995	Your Health Events and Feelings	ALSPAC Your Health Events and Feelings Questionnaire Dataset
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	1996-1999	Study Mother's Questionnaire	ALSPAC Study Mothers Questionnaire Dataset
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	1996-1999	Study Partners Questionnaire	ALSPAC Study Partners Questionnaire Dataset
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	1999-2002	About Your Class	ALSPAC About Your Class Questionnaire for teachers Dataset
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	2008-2010	Department for Children, Schools and Families Plans and Aspirations Questionnaire	ALSPAC Plans and Aspirations (DCSF) Questionnaire Dataset
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	2002-2004	Questionnaire for Class Teacher	-
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	2010	You and Your Life	ALSPAC You and Your Life Questionnaire Dataset
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	2013	Focusing On You	ALSPAC Focusing on You Questionnaire Dataset
Original 10-scale	ALSPAC	2013-2014	Your Life in 2013	-