The self-concept and personality of the children in the SOS children village
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2010.01.026
- VernacularTitle:SOS儿童村儿童自我意识与人格特征的研究
- Author:
Xiuli WANG
;
Yugen MA
;
Ping SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
SOS children village;
Child;
Self-concept;
Personality
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2010;19(1):69-71
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the characteristics of self-concept and personality in the SOS children vil-lage's children. Methods Sixty-one children from SOS children village, sixty-one children with single parent and sixty-one children in intact family, matched with the SOS children in gender and age, were assessed by Piers-Harris children's self-concept Scale(PHCSS), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire for Children (EPQ) and general status questionnaire. Result In the PHCSS, the scores on behavior, body of color and attribute, blessedness and satisfac-tion and the total score of boys in the SOS group were lower than those in the intact family group's ((10.69± 2.74) vs (12.57±2.36),P=0.013;(6.51±2.63) vs (8.29±2.75), P=0.011;(6.54±1.93) vs (7.97± 1.60), P=0.004; (48.09±10.88) vs (55.86±10.11), P=0.007)). The E scale's score of the SOS group's girls was lower than that in the intact group (P=0.004). Children's self-concept status was related with their learning environment, family structure, parent' s learning expectation, daily communication, personality, number of good friends and academic performance (-0.566 < r < 0.395). Conclusions The self-concept status of girls in the SOS children village show lower level. The personality of boys in the SOS children village tend to be introver-sive and stable. Children's self-concept status was related with the factors of their personality, life environment,family structure,et al.
