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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Quantitative Psychology and Measurement
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1393944

Simplified and shortened French adaptation of the self-esteem contingency scale by Johnson and Blom (2007)

Provisionally accepted
Martin Robion Martin Robion 1*Sophie Berjot Sophie Berjot 1Manon Balty Manon Balty 2David Bourguignon David Bourguignon 2
  • 1 Laboratoire Cognition Santé Société (C2S), Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France
  • 2 EA7312 Laboratoire de Psychologie Ergonomique et Sociale pour l'Expérience Utilisateurs (PERSEUS), Metz, Lorraine, France

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    This study aims to validate a shortened and adapted French version of the two self-esteem contingency scales developed by Johnson and Blom (2007). To ensure a clear understanding and broaden the tool's validity across diverse populations, it was tested among three groups: students, job seekers, and employees. Four samples, comprising students (N = 221, N = 507), job seekers (N = 270), and employees (N = 328), participated in the survey. Participants completed our version of the self-esteem contingency scale, along with other selected scales to assess the convergent and discriminant validity of the tool. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-dimensional structure, while confirmatory factor analysis suggested a bifactorial structure composed of one global factor and three specific factors (i.e., contingency regarding competence, self-criticism, and contingency regarding relationships). The bifactorial model demonstrated good internal consistency across all groups and satisfactory temporal stability. Correlation analyses with other constructs aligned with our hypotheses, supporting the convergent and discriminant validity of the scale's three dimensions. In conclusion, the shortened and adapted French version of Johnson and Blom's (2007) selfesteem contingency scales is a valid and reliable instrument. Its use is feasible in both research and intervention contexts.

    Keywords: Self-esteem contingency, Measurement, adaptation, Validation, french

    Received: 01 Mar 2024; Accepted: 17 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Robion, Berjot, Balty and Bourguignon. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Martin Robion, Laboratoire Cognition Santé Société (C2S), Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, 51 571, Champagne-Ardenne, France

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