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PubMed1995

A prospective study of ponderosity, body image, self-concept, and psychological variables in children.

The association between changes in body mass index over 1 year and measures of psychological functioning was evaluated in 314 boys and 253 girls with a mean age of 9 years. Anthropometric evaluations and standardized surveys were administered to students in all four-grade classes of seven suburban schools in the fall of two consecutive school years. Increases in body mass index were significantly associated with unfavorable changes in physical activity attitudes, activity preferences, perceived physical activity competence, self-concept, and body image. There was limited support for a hypothesis that overweight children are more sensitive to changes in body shape than non-overweight children. The finding of negative psychological consequences associated with increases in body mass index among children suggests that children may be overconcerned with body weight and shape.

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[Eating disorders, sport practice and physical self-concept in adolescents].

INTRODUCTION: The expansion of eating behavior disorders (EBD) has made it necessary to carry out the work of detecting cases as well as explaining this phenomenon as much as possible with certain features of the subjects and the behavior habits, for example, the practice of sports. METHOD: A total of 740 students between 12 and 16 years old, whose sport's activity was investigated, filled out the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI). Part of this sample, specifically 180 subjects, also answered the recently made Physical Self-concept Questionnaire (PSQ). RESULTS: Prevalence rates of EBD greater than those found in previous studies are found; the risk of EBD has an inverse relationship with the practice of sports and a direct one with low score on the PSQ. CONCLUSIONS: Physical and sport education should have a decisive role in the prevention of EBD; educators must be provided guidelines and resources that can help them in this task.

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PubMed2002

Changes in self-concept while using SSRI antidepressants.

In this study, the authors analyze how younger women see themselves within the context of using the antidepressants selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Twelve in-depth interviews and 6 reinterviews were conducted with a community-based sample of women who had been taking SSRIs between 1 and 4 years. The empirical analysis revealed that SSRI users passed through stages in their careers as medicine users, these stages corresponding to how the users thought and felt about themselves. Four major changes in self-concept emerged: distressed and needing help, conflicts about taking the medicine, improvements in condition, and problems discontinuing the medicine. Users evaluated themselves from what they believed was the perspective of society, and the way they saw themselves was closely related to how they felt they functioned in everyday life.

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PubMed1994

Parents' actions: are they related to children's self-concepts, evaluations of parents, and to each other?

This study surveyed 188 middle school children in order to ascertain their perceptions of their parents' actions toward one another. In addition, they evaluated themselves and their parents. These data were subsequently correlated with each other. It was found that ratings of fathers generally varied with how loving they were toward their wives and how loving their mothers were toward their husbands. Ratings of mothers only varied with how loving they were toward their husbands, and not vice versa, but only for their daughters--not for their sons. Self-concepts also generally varied for both sex groups with how loving their fathers were toward their wives, but how loving mothers were toward their husbands was only directly related to how their daughters--not their sons--rated themselves. Finally, how fathers acted toward their wives was significantly correlated with how their wives acted toward them. Some implications of these findings are discussed.

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PubMed1983

Psychological differentiation, self-concept, and object relations of adolescents as a function of family consensual types.

Thirty-three intact families consisting of an adolescent referred for psychotherapy, and a sibling adolescent, were classified according to the Reiss Card Sorting Test. All the families fit two of the types described by the theory of Reiss, the consensus sensitive and the distance sensitive; none were from the environment sensitive. Significant differences were found to exist between the adolescents in these two family types on personality measures. The adolescents from consensus-sensitive families showed a higher level of psychological differentiation, a higher self-concept, and more mature object relations than adolescents from the distance-sensitive families. The results verify and broaden aspects of Reiss' theory and are discussed in consideration with the development that has taken place in family therapy and research. They suggest that the relationship between the family and the adjustment of its children can be better understood and predicted on the basis of the family type.

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PubMed1985

Psychometric properties of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY) with emotional problems and self concept in deaf children.

In Study One the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY) was scored by teachers for 96 deaf children ranging from normal intelligence through mentally retarded. Inter-item and split-half correlations were high, and internal consistency of particular items correlated to the scale as a whole was high. Items that were particularly spurious were looking and smiling at others, an interesting finding since these social behaviors are frequently targeted in treatment research. Therefore, re-evaluating behaviors which should receive priority for treatment may need to be considered at least with deaf children. In Study Two, these children were evaluated on social (MESSY) and emotional behavior (AML), and self-concept (Piers-Harris). Correlations between scales showed the greatest relationship between social and emotional responses. The implications of these data are discussed.

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PubMed1982

A self-concept measure for preschool and early primary grade children.

The article describes the development of the Preschool and Primary Self-Concept scale. Subjects of the standardization sample were 109 boys and 127 girls, ages 4 to 9, enrolled in preschool and primary educational programs. Boys described themselves as significantly stronger O and bigger than girls. Girls described themselves as significantly more go d than boys. Older children described themselves as significantly more active than younger children. Factor analysis of the scale revealed an evaluative and gender dimension. Subjects of the validation study were 46 first graders. Satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity were demonstrated with the multitrait-multimethod technique.

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PubMed2002

Practice-based learning: emerging professional characteristics, self-concepts and patterns of knowing in dental training.

This paper reports on a content analysis of a reflective learning activity named "A Learning Experience". The study aimed to elucidate the reflections of dental undergraduates and dental therapy students with the purpose of analysing the meaning they attribute to their experiences in training. Thirty-one student-completed worksheets were analysed by drawing themes and patterns from the text. In addition, responses were categorised according to patterns of knowing: empirical, aesthetic, personal and ethical. Findings show that students focused mainly on negative experiences and problem situations. Student reflections showed all 4 patterns of knowing and highlighted emerging professional characteristics and students' own professional self-concepts. Findings are discussed in the light of a growing trend in higher and professional education to encourage reflection on learning and practice.

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PubMed1988

Stigma and the self-concept of people with a mild mental handicap.

Twelve people with a mild mental handicap, their mothers and members of staff of Adult Training Centres were interviewed to explore their views on the subjects of stigma and handicap, and to establish the facts about the social life and autonomy of people with a mental handicap. It was found that all participants with a mental handicap were aware of the stigma attached to them. A minority of three conceived of themselves as 'essentially different' from non-handicapped people, while the majority of nine conceived of themselves as 'essentially the same'. In contrast, the majority of mothers viewed their sons and daughters as 'essentially different' from non-handicapped people. These findings do not support the claim of the social constructionist theory of the self that people's self-concepts are primarily determined by the ways in which they are treated by the significant others. Rather, people with a mental handicap are aware of their own agency and clearly express their socio-emotional needs.

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PubMed1992

Equivalence of computerized and standard administration of the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale.

Two hundred seventy-nine 8- to 17-year-old children and adolescents were randomly assigned to complete paper-and-pencil or computer-administered versions of the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. The equivalence of these two administration modes was assessed by evaluating the comparability of scale means, variances, reliabilities, and validities. Results indicate that, of 27 comparisons, only 1 produced a statistically significant difference. We concluded that the computerized administration of the Piers-Harris scale did not affect its psychometric properties and that paper-and-pencil and computerized modes of testing for this questionnaire may be regarded as equivalent.

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PubMed1998

Self-concept in children: equivalence of measurement and structure across gender and grade of Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children.

In this study, we tested a Dutch version of Harter's (1985) Self-Perception Profile for Children for equivalence of measurement and structure across gender and age (grade), using the LISREL confirmatory factor analytic model. The sample consisted of 758 Flemish 4th, 5th, and 6th graders (8-13 years old, M = 10.5 years old). Support was found for equivalence of structure for boys and girls, for 4th and 5th graders, and for 5th and 6th graders. Equivalence of measurement was only partially found. The relation between items and factors was invariant across gender and grade. The error of measurement however was not equivalent, indicating that the items had not the same reliability for boys and girls and across all grade groups.

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PubMed1991

Dimensions of self-concept of pregnant unwed teens.

The study examined the self-esteem of pregnant teens enrolled in a program designed to maximize their chances of completing school. The Culture Free Self-Esteem Inventory (Battle, 1981) and the Coopersmith (1981) Self-Esteem Inventory were completed by the teens. The mean score of the group on the Culture Free Total Self Scale was below average in comparison to the norm.

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