K. Marjoribanks et Mm. Mboya, FACTORS AFFECTING THE SELF-CONCEPTS OF SOUTH-AFRICAN STUDENTS, The Journal of social psychology, 138(5), 1998, pp. 572-580
Relationships among family macrosocial structures, proximate family se
ttings, attributions of responsibility, and African adolescents' self-
concepts were examined. Data were collected from 460 South African hig
h school students (234 girls, 226 boys; mean age = 18.6 years). On the
basis of partial least squares path modeling, the results suggest tha
t (a) family macrosocial structure, proximate family settings, and the
individual's sense of responsibility for academic outcomes had modest
to strong associations with different dimensions of self-concept; and
(b) there were gender-related differences in the structure of the ado
lescents' social status backgrounds and self-concepts and in the relat
ionships among social status, perceptions of parents' support for lear
ning, personal responsibility, and self-concept.