Adult Self-Concept

Emerging Self-Concept

fundamental in psychology. What is knowledge about oneself made of and where does it come from? The aim of this chapter is to discuss recent progress in infancy research that sheds a new light on these questions. The issue of whether self knowledge fi nds its root in language development is fi rst considered. On the basis of recent empirical evidence, I will then assert that self knowledge does...

Measuring nurses' self-concept.

Little is known of nurses' self-concept in light of their professional identity or as working adults. This article explores the development and rigorous testing of a new self-concept instrument designed specifically for nurses. The new measure is based on the self-concept measurement theory of Shavelson, Hubner, and Stanton. An expert panel was used to critique and aid refinement of the measure...

School and Self-concept

What Is Self-Concept? One position, held by Lecky (1), is that self-consistency is so necessary as to be the prime motivator of all be havior. Thus, a child who comes to school with a preconceived notion of himself as a dumbbell, a bully or a brain, will resist any attempts to change his self-perception and tend to deny facts which contradict it. Another position, commonly assumed by school peo...

The Self-Concept

Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in.PDF

.org/principals. eena had repeated 6th grade and was in danger of failing 9th grade. She was tall for her age and often bullied her younger, smaller classmates. The school counselor placed Deena in a self-esteem group and taught lessons from a popular selfesteem curriculum. When the counselor noticed Deena’s behavior becoming progressively worse, she consulted with the school psychologist, who ...