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Ten questions from the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the same instrument used in the research. It takes about two minutes, stays on this page, and asks for nothing but your honest read. Answer for how you generally feel, not just today.
Your score
Shaded band: where most adults land (15 to 25)
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What actually moves the number
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Get the free daily practiceThe Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) was developed by sociologist Morris Rosenberg in 1965 and is the most widely used measure of global self-esteem in research. It is ten short statements, each answered on a four-point scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Five are worded positively and five negatively, and the negative ones are reverse-scored, so the total runs from 0 to 30. It is in the public domain.
This is a screening reflection, not a diagnosis. A self-esteem score is a snapshot of how you relate to yourself right now, not a verdict on your worth and not a medical assessment. If your self-esteem is weighing on you, that is worth taking seriously, and the most useful thing a single number can do is point you toward something that helps. If you are struggling, a doctor or therapist can help in ways a test never can.
Selfworth uses this same scale inside the app, once a month, to chart the one thing that matters more than any single reading: the direction over time.
Selfworth is a calm, private, 3-minute daily practice for self-worth, built on cognitive-behavioral and self-compassion methods. It isn't therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. selfworth.app If you're in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, please reach out to someone who can help right now. In Germany, Telefonseelsorge is free and open around the clock on 0800 111 0 111. In the US, call or text 988. You deserve real-time support, and a test can't be that.