Merrill-Palmer Quarterly articles from October 1999

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly archives from October 1999

Introduction to New Directions in Theory and Research of the Developing Self.
October 1, 1999... After a lengthy period of exile from psychology, the concept of the self has re-emerged as a central focus of psychological research and theory. The renewed status of the self is evident across different areas of psychology (e.g., social,...

Assessing the Multiple Dimensions of the Self-Concept of Young Children: A Focus on Latinos.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 1999... This study was designed to provide psychometric and developmental information for a caregiver report and observational measure of young children's self-concept. The Caregiver Inventory of Self-Concept (CISC) and the Tasks for Observation of...

Separation of Competency and Affect Components of Multiple Dimensions of Academic Self-Concept: A Developmental Perspective.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 1999... In two large confirmatory factor analyses (Ns = 11,029 and 1,397) of Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ-I) responses, we examined how the separation of competency and affect components of reading, math, and school self-concept varies across...

Assessing Self-Concept in Children: Variations Across Self-Concept Domains.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 1999... Multidimensional models of self, emphasizing variations in self-perceptions across areas of one's life, have led to new, domain-specific self-report measures. Two of the most widely used multidimensional self-concept questionnaires were...

Self-Discrepancy in Adolescence: Own and Parental Standpoints on the Self.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 1999... Adolescence ushers in a period of growth in the capacity to represent multiple perspectives on the self. The capacity to represent multiple perspectives may increase the risk of detecting self-discrepancies. Results confirmed that...

Accuracy of Social Self-Perceptions and Peer Competence in Middle Childhood.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 1999... The role of children's social self-perceptions in their social development was examined. Participants were 644 fourth graders who completed peer nominations and self-ratings to measure their self-perceptions. Comparisons of children's...

Symbolic Interactionism Revisited: Potential Liabilities for the Self Constructed in the Crucible of Interpersonal Relationships.
October 1, 1999... The contributions are reviewed of three symbolic interactionists, Baldwin, Cooley, and Mead, for whom the self was primarily a social construction, crafted through the linguistic exchanges (i.e., symbolic interactions) with significant others....