SELF-ESTEEM: SELF-TEST

© Cirilo Toro Vargas, Ph.D., 1994
Revision: 2003

The author of this test, Dr. Cirilo Toro Vargas, has a copyright on it.  Nevertheless, he has decided to share his test with whomever is interested in individual diagnostic or for research of any academic and psychological nature. It is strongly suggested the due credit to its author.  Copying the test without including the author's name constitutes plagiarism according to all copyright laws at the international level.

Self-esteem is our self-image, that is, how we feel about ourselves.  It comprises thoughts and feelings about what we are and how we behave.  If we keep ourselves more positive, our self-esteem will be higher. If we keep ourselves more negative, our self-esteem will be lower.

Thru a personal evaluation as objective as possible, please indicate your answer by writing a checkmark on the column provided at your right, according to the following scale:

4  Always

3  Almost Always

2  Sometimes

1  Never
 

4

3

2

1
1. I feel happy.        
2. I feel uncomfortable with the people I don’t know.        
3. I feel dependent on others.        
4. Challenges represent a menace to my person.        
5. I feel sad.        
6. I feel comfortable with the people I don’t know.        
7. When things go wrong it’s my fault.        
8. I feel that my presence is welcome to others.        
9. It is good to make mistakes.        
10. When things go well, it’s because of my efforts.        
11. I am unpleasant to other people.        
12. It’s a wise thing to strengthen things out.        
13. I feel the least important person in the world.        
14. Doing whatever other people want is necessary in order to feel myself accepted.        
15. I feel like the most important person in the world.        
16. Everything I do is a failure.        
17. I feel that the whole world laughs at me.        
18. I willingly accept constructive criticism.        
19. I laugh at the whole world.        
20. Everything runs off me.        
21. I feel happy about my height.        
22. Everything works out with me.        
23. I can openly talk about my feelings.        
24. I feel that my height is not right.        
25. I only accept being praised.        
26. I enjoy laughing about my mistakes.        
27. I save my feelings exclusively for myself.        
28. I am perfect.        
29. I’m delighted when other people fail.        
30. I would gladly change my physical appearance.        
31. I avoid new experiences.        
32. I’m really a shy person.        
33. I accept challenges without even thinking.        
34. I look for excuses in order to avoid changes.        
35. I feel that everybody depends on me.        
36. Other people make more mistakes than I do.        
37. I consider myself very aggressive.        
38. Changes frighten me.        
39. I enjoy adventure.        
40. I’m delighted when other people succeed in their attempts.        
         
TOTALS FOR EACH COLUMN        
         
TOTAL        
INTERPRETATION OF THE SELF-TEST

On each column add the checkmarks and multiply by the number above that column.  For example, you multiply ten checkmarks on the first column by 4 and that equals 40.  Write down that amount on the space provided at the bottom of the column.  Then add up the amounts of the four columns and write down that total.  Examine, then, the interpretation of the results according to the following scale:

160-104

 High self-esteem (negative)

103-84

 High self-esteem (positive)

83-74

 Low self-esteem (positive)

73-40

 Low self-esteem (negative)

Taken from the book Nuevos Surcos [New Furrows] (1994), written by the author of this test.  On this book you may find the first version of the test.  The second version, corrected and updated, is included on the book Mejore su autoestima en catorce días [Improve your self-esteem in fourteen days] (2004).

The test has been already validated in Spanish.  Regarding information on the validation and permissions to use it in thesis and other research please get in touch with its author.  Refer to this document for more details.

Published on the Internet: July 1997.

Revised and updated: September 2003.

Internet version revised; May 31, 2007.
Versión en español.  Versión en italiano.

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