Psychology of self-concept [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Kamel Gana

• Pubblicazione: Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.2
• Soggetto topico: Self-perception
• Altri autori: GanaKamel
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- PSYCHOLOGY OF SELF-CONCEPT -- PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS, MOTIVATIONS AND ACTIONS -- PERSPECTIVES ON COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY -- PSYCHOLOGY OF SELF-CONCEPT -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. VALIDATING THE GRAND FIVE OF THE GENERALIZED HEALTH-RELATEDSELF-CONCEPT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Objectives of This Study -- METHOD -- Sample -- Measures -- RESULTS -- Health Perception -- Dimensional Structure of the Health-Related Self-Concept -- Confirmatory Factor Analysis -- DISCUSSION -- The Dimensional Structure of the Generalized Health-Related Self-Concept -- The Hierarchical Structure of the Generalized Health-Related Self-Concept -- Limitations of This Study -- Outlook -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: MEASUREMENT AND RELATIONS TO PSYCHOLOGICALWELL BEING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY AS A STRUCTURALASPECT OF THE SELF -- MEASURING SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY -- SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING -- AIMS OF THE STUDY -- Participants -- Measures -- Self-Concept Clarity Scale (SCCS -- Campbell et al., 1996) -- Chinese Adolescent Self-Esteem Scales - General Self Scale (CASES-GS -- Cheng, 2005) -- Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS -- Watson, Clark, and Tellegen, 1988) -- Procedure -- RESULTS -- Reliability and Scale Distributions -- Exploratory Factor Analysis -- Confirmatory Factor Analysis -- Self-Esteem and Positive and Negative Affectivity -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4. THE EFFECTS OF SEMANTIC MEANINGAND VALENCE OF THE SELF-CONCEPTATTRIBUTES ON TRADITIONAL SELF-CONCEPT IATS AND SC-IATS SCORES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PERKINS AND FOREHAND'S RESEARCH -- PERSONALITY IATS OR SC-IATS AND THEEVALUATIVE IMPLICIT SELF-CONCEPT. ; AIMS OF THE PRESENT RESEARCH -- STUDY 1 -- Method -- Participants -- Procedure -- Instruments -- Explicit Endorsement and Endorsement Desirability Measures -- Idiosyncratic SC-IAT -- Data Preparation -- Idiosyncratic SC-IATs -- Explicit Measures -- Results and Discussion -- Descriptive Statistics and Psychometric Properties -- Path Analysis -- STUDY 2 -- Method -- Participants -- Procedure -- Instruments -- Data Preparation -- Results and Discussion -- Descriptive Statistics and Psychometric Properties -- Path Analysis -- GENERAL DISCUSSION -- CONTROLLING FOR THE INFLUENCE OF THEEVALUATIVE IMPLICIT SELF-CONCEPT -- APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. THE RELATIONS OF ACADEMIC CHEATINGWITH ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT ANDPERCEIVED AUTONOMY SUPPORT AMONGCHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CHEATING: ITS IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM -- CORRELATES OF ACADEMIC CHEATING:ACADEMICSELF-CONCEPT AND PERCEIVED AUTONOMY SUPPORT -- AIMS OF STUDY -- METHOD -- Participants -- Measures -- Procedure -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SELF-DISCREPANCIES, DISPOSITIONALDIMENSIONS, AND DEPRESSIVEAND ANXIOUS MOODS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Self-Concept and Self-Discrepancy -- Self-Discrepancies Operate in Psychological Adjustment -- Relationships between Self-Discrepancies and Dispositional Dimensions -- Nature of the Relationship between Personality and Mood -- THE CURRENT STUDY -- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS -- METHOD -- Participants -- Measures -- Self-Discrepancy -- Anxiety and Depression -- Self-Esteem -- Self-Efficacy -- Dispositional Optimism -- RESULTS -- Descriptive Statistics and Gender Differences -- Correlational Analysis -- Association with Negative Mood -- Association between Dispositional Dimensions and Self-Discrepancies -- Regression Analysis -- Path Analysis. ; Test for Significance of Indirect Effects: Bootstrap Procedure -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POSITIVE SELF-RESOURCES AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AMONG THE ELDERLY: THE MEDIATIONAL AND MODERATIONAL ROLES OF AGINGSELF-PERCEPTIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS -- Positive Affect and Physical Health -- Self-Esteem and Physical Health -- Optimism and Physical Health -- Aging Self-Perceptions and Physical Health -- THE PRESENT INVESTIGATION -- STATISTICAL ANALYSES -- METHOD -- Participants and Procedure -- Measures -- RESULTS -- Correlation Analysis -- Structural Analysis -- Measurement Model -- Structural Model -- Analyses for Testing Mediation Hypotheses -- Test of Significance of Indirect Effects: Bootstrap Procedure -- Testing the Moderation Effects of Aging Self-Perceptions -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8. PERCEPTIONS OF DISCRIMINATION AND THESELF-CONCEPT: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- GROUP-LEVEL DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ESTEEM -- Negative Consequences of Perceived Discrimination -- Positive Consequences of Perceived Discrimination -- PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE VARIABLES -- Individuals High in Stigma Consciousness -- Individuals Low in Stigma Consciousness -- MODERATOR VARIABLES -- Racial/Ethnic Identity -- Cultural Variables -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF INCHINESE LEARNERS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIALIZATION -- THE ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF GROWTH - BRONFENBRENNER'S BIOECOLOGICAL MODEL -- SELF-CONCEPT AND SELF-ESTEEM -- NATURE OF SELF-CONCEPT -IT IS LEARNED AND IT CAN BE CHANGED -- HONG KONG CHINESE CHILDREN'SAFFECTIVE AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES -- Low-Achieving Students -- Affective and Social Outcomes as Indicators of Education Outputs -- Sample School -- Instruments -- Methodology. ; Instrument Administration and Interviews -- Quantitative Data Report -- Interviews -- THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURALVALUES IN SELF DEVELOPMENT -- CHINESE EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT -- DEGENERATION OF TRADITIONALCONFUCIAN EDUCATIONAL THOUGHTS -- SELF-CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT IN CHINESE LEARNERS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
• Titolo autorizzato: Psychology of self-concept
• ISBN: 1-61942-936-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812178003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.; Perspectives on cognitive psychology.