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Gender Self‐concept Profiles of Adolescents Suspended from High School
Author(s) -
Hay Ian
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/1469-7610.00618
Subject(s) - psychology , prosocial behavior , developmental psychology , trustworthiness , psychological intervention , self concept , honesty , human physical appearance , self control , social psychology , psychiatry
The gender self‐concept profiles of 128 adolescents (107 males) whose persistent behaviour problems led to suspension from school were investigated. Establishing the students’ percentile ratings in the 11 subscales of the Self‐Description Questionnaire overcame previous methodological weaknesses. For boys and girls Physical Appearance, Opposite‐sex Relationships, and Honesty and Trustworthiness were in the average range, but Parent Relationships, General Self, and General School self‐concepts were low. Only girls were low for Same‐sex Relationships and Emotional Stability. The profiles suggest that boys’ antisocial behaviours are associated with striving for a masculine self‐image, but girls’ antisocial behaviours are associated with greater social marginalisation. The issues of multi‐ focused interventions, prosocial role models, the particular needs of girls, and the relationship between self‐control, self‐enhancement, and reputation enhancement theories are discussed.

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