Psychology of self-concept / editor, Kamel Gana.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gana, Kamel.

Series:

Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.

Perspectives on cognitive psychology.

Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions

Perspectives on cognitive psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-perception.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study of self-concept has a long tradition in psychological research focusing on at least seven issues: (1) definitional aspects of dimensions and specific components of self-views; (2) neuropsychological aspects as well as structural aspects of self-concept; (3) measurement aspects of self-concept; (4) a nomological network of self-concept; (5) underlying mechanisms of the relationship between self-concept and psychological and health outcomes; (6) developmental aspects of self-concept; and (7) cross-cultural differences in self-concept. The chapters in this book cover and deal with one or other of these issues. The majority of these chapters present both theoretical background and empirical innovative studies. This book sheds new light and provides new empirical evidences on the universality of the role of self-knowledge in psychological adjustment.

Contents:

Intro

PSYCHOLOGY OF SELF-CONCEPT

PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS, MOTIVATIONS AND ACTIONS

PERSPECTIVES ON COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

REFERENCES

CHAPTER 2. VALIDATING THE GRAND FIVE OF THE GENERALIZED HEALTH-RELATEDSELF-CONCEPT

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

Objectives of This Study

METHOD

Sample

Measures

RESULTS

Health Perception

Dimensional Structure of the Health-Related Self-Concept

Confirmatory Factor Analysis

DISCUSSION

The Dimensional Structure of the Generalized Health-Related Self-Concept

The Hierarchical Structure of the Generalized Health-Related Self-Concept

Limitations of This Study

Outlook

CHAPTER 3. SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: MEASUREMENT AND RELATIONS TO PSYCHOLOGICALWELL BEING

SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY AS A STRUCTURALASPECT OF THE SELF

MEASURING SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY

SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

AIMS OF THE STUDY

Participants

Self-Concept Clarity Scale (SCCS

Campbell et al., 1996)

Chinese Adolescent Self-Esteem Scales - General Self Scale (CASES-GS

Cheng, 2005)

Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS

Watson, Clark, and Tellegen, 1988)

Procedure

Reliability and Scale Distributions

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Self-Esteem and Positive and Negative Affectivity

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

CHAPTER 4. THE EFFECTS OF SEMANTIC MEANINGAND VALENCE OF THE SELF-CONCEPTATTRIBUTES ON TRADITIONAL SELF-CONCEPT IATS AND SC-IATS SCORES

PERKINS AND FOREHAND'S RESEARCH

PERSONALITY IATS OR SC-IATS AND THEEVALUATIVE IMPLICIT SELF-CONCEPT.

AIMS OF THE PRESENT RESEARCH

STUDY 1

Method

Instruments

Explicit Endorsement and Endorsement Desirability Measures

Idiosyncratic SC-IAT

Data Preparation

Idiosyncratic SC-IATs

Explicit Measures

Results and Discussion

Descriptive Statistics and Psychometric Properties

Path Analysis

STUDY 2

GENERAL DISCUSSION

CONTROLLING FOR THE INFLUENCE OF THEEVALUATIVE IMPLICIT SELF-CONCEPT

APPENDIX

CHAPTER 5. THE RELATIONS OF ACADEMIC CHEATINGWITH ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT ANDPERCEIVED AUTONOMY SUPPORT AMONGCHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

CHEATING: ITS IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

CORRELATES OF ACADEMIC CHEATING:ACADEMICSELF-CONCEPT AND PERCEIVED AUTONOMY SUPPORT

AIMS OF STUDY

CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 6. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SELF-DISCREPANCIES, DISPOSITIONALDIMENSIONS, AND DEPRESSIVEAND ANXIOUS MOODS

Self-Concept and Self-Discrepancy

Self-Discrepancies Operate in Psychological Adjustment

Relationships between Self-Discrepancies and Dispositional Dimensions

Nature of the Relationship between Personality and Mood

THE CURRENT STUDY

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Self-Discrepancy

Anxiety and Depression

Self-Esteem

Self-Efficacy

Dispositional Optimism

Descriptive Statistics and Gender Differences

Correlational Analysis

Association with Negative Mood

Association between Dispositional Dimensions and Self-Discrepancies

Regression Analysis

Path Analysis.

Test for Significance of Indirect Effects: Bootstrap Procedure

CHAPTER 7. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POSITIVE SELF-RESOURCES AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AMONG THE ELDERLY: THE MEDIATIONAL AND MODERATIONAL ROLES OF AGINGSELF-PERCEPTIONS

THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS

Positive Affect and Physical Health

Self-Esteem and Physical Health

Optimism and Physical Health

Aging Self-Perceptions and Physical Health

THE PRESENT INVESTIGATION

STATISTICAL ANALYSES

Participants and Procedure

Correlation Analysis

Structural Analysis

Measurement Model

Structural Model

Analyses for Testing Mediation Hypotheses

Test of Significance of Indirect Effects: Bootstrap Procedure

Testing the Moderation Effects of Aging Self-Perceptions

CHAPTER 8. PERCEPTIONS OF DISCRIMINATION AND THESELF-CONCEPT: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE

GROUP-LEVEL DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ESTEEM

Negative Consequences of Perceived Discrimination

Positive Consequences of Perceived Discrimination

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE VARIABLES

Individuals High in Stigma Consciousness

Individuals Low in Stigma Consciousness

MODERATOR VARIABLES

Racial/Ethnic Identity

Cultural Variables

CHAPTER 9. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF INCHINESE LEARNERS

SOCIALIZATION

THE ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF GROWTH - BRONFENBRENNER'S BIOECOLOGICAL MODEL

SELF-CONCEPT AND SELF-ESTEEM

NATURE OF SELF-CONCEPT -IT IS LEARNED AND IT CAN BE CHANGED

HONG KONG CHINESE CHILDREN'SAFFECTIVE AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES

Low-Achieving Students

Affective and Social Outcomes as Indicators of Education Outputs

Sample School

Methodology.

Instrument Administration and Interviews

Quantitative Data Report

Interviews

THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURALVALUES IN SELF DEVELOPMENT

CHINESE EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

DEGENERATION OF TRADITIONALCONFUCIAN EDUCATIONAL THOUGHTS

SELF-CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT IN CHINESE LEARNERS

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61942-936-5

OCLC:

831625478