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Possible Selves among Urban Youth: A Study of Developmental Differences and the Aspirations-Expectations Gap
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Perry, Justin C.; Raeburn, Ryan – Journal of Career Development, 2017
The present study investigated developmental differences and stability in possible selves within the educational and occupational domain among a diverse sample of urban youth (N = 319). A secondary aim was to test the "aspiration-expectation gap" while exploring the role of subjective social class and gender differences. Results did not…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Urban Youth, Gender Differences, Occupational Aspiration
Self-Concept and Identified Problem Differences Between Pre- and Postmenarcheal Adolescents.
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Garwood, S. Gray; Allen, Laurel – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1979
This study examined differences between 232 middle- and lower-class pre- and postmenarcheal adolescents and differences across four developmental levels for the postmenarcheal group. Postmenarcheal adolescents had more problems, but were higher in self-concept, supporting the view that menarche onset is a positive event for most females.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Females, Human Development
Sex, Race, Grade Level, and Social Class Differences in Self-Concept.
Osborne, W. Larry; LeGette, Helen R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1982
Administered three self-concept instruments to 374 students in grades 7, 9, and 11. By using total scores as well as subscale scores, indications were obtained of global self-concept as well as perceptions of various dimensions of self. Data indicated significant sex, race, grade level, and social class differences. (RC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Children
Sociocultural Change and Adolescents' Attitudes toward Themselves and Others.
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Schludermann, Shirin, Schludermann, Eduard – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Investigates the effects of sociocultural changes on variables related to adolescents' self-concepts. Traditional and transitional adolescents from two cities in North India completed Indian adaptations of various questionnaires and rating scales. Results suggest the powerful influences of macrostructural variables (like sociocultural changes) on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Cross Cultural Studies
Age Differences in the Personality Profiles of Disadvantaged Females.
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Soares, Louise M.; Soares, Anthony T. – 1971
This study systematically investigated age differences in personality characteristics of advantaged and disadvantaged high school and college females. Two hundred and thirty three subjects (Ss) were randomly selected from an urban environment: 83 disadvantaged and 112 advantaged high school girls, and 38 disadvantaged college women. The test norms…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Students, College Students, Disadvantaged Youth
Stability of Self-Concept, Significant Others and Socio-Economic Level.
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Cox, Richard; And Others – 1974
A definition of self concept as the individual's perception of how he is perceived by others whom he believes to be significant (important) was used as a basis for defining and assessing self concept in the present study. A number of questions associated with development and the stability of self concept were examined. These include: (1) the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cultural Differences, Family Structure, Grade 12