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Level of adjustment and the self‐ and others‐concepts
Author(s) -
Galluzzi Edward G.,
Zucker Karl B.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197701)14:1<104::aid-pits2310140121>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , self concept , developmental psychology , personality development , self , social psychology
Little has been reported in the literature concerning children's others‐concepts, a term recently introduced to refer to a person's general expectancies about other people. This study investigated the effects of a low self‐and a low others‐concept, a high self‐ and a high others‐concept, a low self‐ and a high others‐concept, or a high self‐ and a low others‐concept on a child's level of personality adjustment. The subjects were 114 4th‐, 5th‐, and 6th‐grade children. Children who gave evidence of both high self‐and high others‐concepts showed a significantly better personality adjustment than the children in the other three groups. Regression analyses suggested that together the self‐ and others‐concepts appear to be a better predictor of personality adjustment than the self‐concept or the others‐concept alone.