Children's Self-Concept Differences in Age,Sex and Area During Early Adolescence
- VernacularTitle:青春初期儿童自我概念的年龄、性别和地区差异
- Author:
Jun WANG
;
Jiayuan YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Self-Concept;
Early Adolescence;
Differences
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
2006;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To explore children's self-concept differences in age,sex and area during early adolescence.Methods: 533 children aged from 8 to 13 years were surveyed with the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale.Results: ①Children's self-concept as well as its six components developed unequally as age grew.Significant differences existed in the Intellectual and School Status Subscale and the Physical Appearance and Attributes Subscale among children of different ages.②Girls did significantly better than boys in Behavior,Intellectual and School Status and Popularity subscales.③Children in urban areas scored significantly higher than those from the countryside in Physical Appearance and Attributes Subscale.Conclusion: There is certain uniqueness in children's general self-concept as well as its different components,according to children's ages,sexes and areas during early adolescence.
