The self as a mediator between personality and adjustment.

Autor: Graziano WG; Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4235, USA., Jensen-Campbell LA, Finch JF
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of personality and social psychology [J Pers Soc Psychol] 1997 Aug; Vol. 73 (2), pp. 392-404.
DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.73.2.392
Abstrakt: The self can be conceptualized as a mediating agent that translates personality into situated goal-directed activities and adaptation. This research used a level-of-analysis approach to link personality dimensions (Level I) to self-systems (Level II) and to teacher ratings of adjustment in African American, Mexican American, and European American students (N = 317). The authors hypothesized that links among aspects of self-esteem and teacher ratings of adjustment would be domain specific, and those links to dimensions of the 5-factor model would reflects the domain specificity. Structural equation modeling corroborated hypotheses about domain specificity in links between adjustment and 5-factor dimensions. Results were discussed in terms of levels of analysis for personality structure, personality development, and age-related adaptations to social contexts.
Databáze: MEDLINE