FACTORS AFFECTING THE SELF-CONCEPTS OF SOUTH-AFRICAN STUDENTS

Citation
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
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Social
ISSN journal
00224545
Volume
138
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
572 - 580
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4545(1998)138:5<572:FATSOS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
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.