TY - JOUR T1 - Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Adult Sources of Self-esteem Inventory Among Iranian Students TT - JF - PCP JO - PCP VL - 11 IS - 1 UR - http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-773-en.html Y1 - 2023 SP - 9 EP - 22 KW - Self-esteem KW - Validity KW - Reliability KW - Factor analysis N2 - Objective: This study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the adult sources of self-esteem inventory as a cross-cultural scale for assessing self-esteem. Methods: A sample of 500 students (350 females, 150 males) were selected from Kharazmi University in Iran and they completed the Persian version of the adult sources of Elovson and Fleming’s self-esteem inventory and Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale. Results: The Cronbach α of 0.90 indicated the satisfactory reliability of the inventory. Also, the results of the explanatory factor analysis proposed 3 factors, namely the outer self, personal self, and relational self. Additionally, the confirmatory factor analysis confirmed this structure. Conclusion: The findings showed that the Persian version of the adult sources of self-esteem inventory is a suitable tool to assess sources of self-esteem and can be used in research and intervention fields in Iranian samples. M3 10.32598/jpcp.11.1.783.1 ER -