Grade-Level Differences in Future-Oriented Self-Concept during Early Adolescence: Potential Relevance to School Nursing

Autor/inn/en	Stoddard, Sarah A.; Pierce, Jennifer; Schmidt, Carissa J.
Titel	Grade-Level Differences in Future-Oriented Self-Concept during Early Adolescence: Potential Relevance to School Nursing
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 32 (2016) 6, S.390-396 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840516649236
Schlagwörter	Health Promotion; Self Concept; Adolescent Development; Intervention; Risk; Middle School Students; High School Students; Health Behavior; Prevention; Psychological Patterns; Age Differences; Futures (of Society); Fear; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Statistical Analysis; School Nurses + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Selbstkonzept; Risiko; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Future; Society; Zukunft; Furcht; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The middle school and early high school years are a time of significant development, including an increasing ability to envision oneself in the future. Little is known about how adolescents' future-oriented self-concept (i.e., possible selves) differs across grade levels, although this knowledge may aid in establishing rapport with students and building effective health promotion and risk reduction interventions. Therefore, this study explored grade-level differences in hoped for and feared possible selves in a sample of sixth- to ninth-grade students (n = 2,498; M[subscript age] = 12.72, SD = 1.15; 51.3% female). Findings suggest that adolescents list a variety of possible selves, and the content differs according to grade level. These findings offer helpful insight for intervention work aimed at improving student outcomes and preventing risk behavior. Understanding what adolescents hope and fear for themselves in the future may be particularly beneficial for school nurses in identifying the unique challenges students experience and tailoring health promotion efforts. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01