Measure your self-esteem with the standard Rosenberg scale.
Answer all ten statements honestly.
The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES) was developed by sociologist Morris Rosenberg in 1965 and is one of the most widely used self-esteem measures in psychology. Its 10 statements ask how you generally feel about yourself, such as whether you feel you have good qualities or whether you sometimes feel useless. Half of the statements are positively worded and half negatively worded, and each is answered on a 4-point scale from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree."
The scale measures your overall, general sense of self-worth rather than how you feel on one particular day, so answer based on how you usually see yourself.
This result is a self-assessment for reference only. A lower score does not mean something is wrong with you; self-esteem shifts with circumstances and can grow over time. If you have concerns, a licensed counselor can help.
Rosenberg M (1965). Society and the Adolescent Self-Image. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
✍️ Written by the CosmoTest team · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20 · This self-check content has not been clinically reviewed by a psychiatrist.