A Longitudinal Investigation of Young Adolescents' Self-Concepts in the Middle Grades

Autor/in	Parker, Audra K.
Titel	A Longitudinal Investigation of Young Adolescents' Self-Concepts in the Middle Grades
Quelle	In: RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 33 (2010) 10, S.1-13 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-4476
Schlagwörter	Middle Schools; Self Concept Measures; Adolescents; Grade 5; Emotional Development; Longitudinal Studies; Middle School Students; Measures (Individuals); Attitude Change; Piers Harris Childrens Self Concept Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Gefühlsbildung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Middle schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Messdaten; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung
Abstract	Young adolescents grapple with a host of changes that may influence how they perceive themselves: rapid physical and emotional development, the transition to new school environments, and the onset of adolescence. The purpose of this study is to investigate young adolescents' perceptions of self prior to and during their middle grades years. Data were collected from 78 fifth grade students using the Piers Harris Self-Concept Scale beginning in the spring of their fifth grade year and continuing across multiple data points in middle school. Data analyses indicate that young adolescents initially experience positive changes in five of six domain-specific aspects of self-concept after the transition to middle school, followed by subsequent declines to mean ratings at or below their elementary school values. Findings highlight the importance of attending to young adolescents' self-concept needs prior to and during their middle grades experiences. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10