Identification of Self-verification in the Formation of Children's Academic Self-Concept
Author(s)
Hay, I
Ashman, AF
van Kraayenoord, CE
Stewart, AL
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
1999
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From a self-verification perspective, individuals strive to maintain a consistent self-concept, even if that self-concept is negative. However, most of the research has involved adults and social relationships. In contrast, this study evaluated whether self-verification was also present with children and in the formation of academic self-concept. This was done with a sample of preadolescent students with low and high reading and mathematics performance. There was support for the self-verification notion that individuals with low achievement in one academic domain reduce their self-concept in another.From a self-verification perspective, individuals strive to maintain a consistent self-concept, even if that self-concept is negative. However, most of the research has involved adults and social relationships. In contrast, this study evaluated whether self-verification was also present with children and in the formation of academic self-concept. This was done with a sample of preadolescent students with low and high reading and mathematics performance. There was support for the self-verification notion that individuals with low achievement in one academic domain reduce their self-concept in another.
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Journal Title
Journal of Educational Psychology
Volume
91
Copyright Statement
© 1999 American Psycological Association. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.
Subject
Specialist studies in education
Cognitive and computational psychology