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Global and Multidimensional Self‐Concept as a Predictor of Health Practices in Middle Adolescents
Author(s) -
McCaleb Alberta
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1995.tb00526.x
Subject(s) - feeling , psychology , anxiety , scale (ratio) , adolescent health , self concept , clinical psychology , gerontology , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , psychiatry , nursing , geography , cartography
OBJECTIVE. To describe the relationship between global and multidimensional aspects of self‐concept and the health practices of adolescents. METHODS. A total of 195 adolescents, ages 14‐17, who attended two Senior high schools within rural county in a Southeastern state completed research questionnaires. RESULTS. The adolescents in this sample scored average or slightly above average for global self‐concept on the Piers‐Harris Self‐Concept Scale. Adolescents scored lowest in the health‐related behavior of time spent eating a balanced diet and highest in the area of safety. The single highest correlation between self‐concept and self‐care practices was between the total health practice score and global self‐concept. CONCLUSIONS. The results suggest that an individual's knowledge, feelings of worth related to status at school, and level of anxiety and stress are important predictors of health behavior.