Early Entrance to College and Self-Concept: Comparisons Across the First Semester of Enrollment

Autor:	Samuel J. Shepard, Alissa F. Doobay, Megan Foley Nicpon
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	media_common.quotation_subject Self-concept Life satisfaction Human physical appearance Popularity Interpersonal attraction Education Feeling medicine Happiness Anxiety medicine.symptom Psychology media_common Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Advanced Academics. 21:40-57
ISSN:	2162-9536 1932-202X
DOI:	10.1177/1932202x0902100103
Popis:	This study compared self-report ratings of self-concept before and after the first semester of college among a group of 21 early entrance college students. The measures included a general demographic questionnaire and the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale, 2nd edition (PH-2). Results indicated that students maintained their overall level of self-concept following their first semester of college. Mild increases in self-concept were noted in the domains of Physical Appearance and Attributes, as well as Happiness and Satisfaction. Overall, mean group scores on the PH-2 total and subtest self-esteem measures were in the average range, both before and after the participants’ first semester of college. This is a positive finding that points to this group of students’ generally positive impressions of their behavior, intelligence, physical appearance, popularity, feelings of anxiety, and overall happiness. These findings offer additional support that academic acceleration among gifted students is not related to decreases in self-concept.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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