ABSTRACT
The present study aimed to develop a measure of self-esteem for the university students. For this purpose, the expression of self-esteem was explored from 25 university students [15 male; 10 female] using the semi-structured interview based on the Mruk's definition of self-esteem [1999]. A list of 62 items was converted into a self report measure Self-Esteem Scale [SES]. For establishing the psychometric properties of SES was presented along with a demographic Performa and translated version of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale [Rosenberg, 1965] to 445 university students [226 male; 219 female]. Factor analysis of SES showed a 5 factor solution namely Low Self-Esteem, Resilience, Withdrawn, Sociability and Self-Confidence. SES was found to have acceptable psychometric properties. Results are discussed in terms of factor structure of SES, gender differences in level of self-esteem in the cultural context