Developmental Change and Stability in Adolescent Self-Concept
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- David H. Demo, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This research challenges the traditional conception of adolescence as a time of stress and instability in self-concept. Using multiple measures of self-concept with a longitudinal sample, three components of self-concept are distinguished: the experienced self, the presented self, and self-feelings Feelings about the self are relatively stable from moment to moment and from year to year. There are apparently three routes through the adolescent years: stable, baseline, and oscillating. For most study participants, level of self-esteem increased gradually and only slightly from 7th to 10th grade. This study is unique because of its methodology (longitudinal and multiple measures) and its counter-traditional characterization of adolescence.
Developmental Change and Stability in Adolescent Self-Concept
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Developmental Psychology, 20, 1100-1110.
- Language: English
- Date: 1984
- Keywords
- Adolescence, Identity, Self concept, Development, Stability/instability in self-concept