Barksdale Self-esteem Index scores were correlated with scales of the Omnibus Personality Inventory and Seeman's Powerlessness scale for 188 graduating nursing students. The Barksdale Index was positively correlated with Omnibus Personality Inventory scales which measure Personal Integration and Intellectual Disposition Category and negatively correlated with scales which measure Impulse Expression, Anxiety Level, and Practical Outlook. In addition, the self-esteem measure was negatively related to Powerlessness. The pattern of correlations is viewed as validating the Barksdale Index when related to Omnibus Personality Inventory scales and to Inventory factor groupings which indicate emotional maturity, psychological adjustment, and a tendency to behave intellectually.