Adaptation of Self‐Esteem Stability Scale Into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study in Nurses

AIM: This study aimed to adapt the Self-Esteem Stability Scale (SESS) to Turkish and evaluate its validity and reliability among nurses. Understanding self-esteem stability is crucial for assessing psychological well-being in healthcare professionals. DESIGN: A cross-sectional methodological study. METHODS: The study included 305 nurses (83% women, 17% men), aged 20-47 (mean age = 28.57), working in a hospital setting. The psychometric evaluation of the Turkish version of the SESS involved exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA), assessment of criterion validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency. RESULTS: The Turkish SESS showed a clear one-factor structure; EFA produced a first eigenvalue of 2.34 (> 1) explaining 78.08% of variance, with factor loadings 0.84-0.91 and corrected item-total correlations 0.66-0.78. CFA indicated excellent fit (CFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.03). Reliability was high (α = 0.86) with strong four-week test-retest stability (r = 0.84). CONCLUSIONS: The Turkish version of the SESS is a valid and reliable tool for assessing self-esteem stability among nurses. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: No patient or public contribution.