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On the Structure of Adolescent Self-Concept.
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Byrne, Barbara M.; Shavelson, Richard J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1986
This study tested the multifaceted, hierarchical structure of self- concept (SC) against alternative models and determined whether academic SC can be discriminated from academic grades. Results supported the multidimensional interpretation of SC and demonstrated that general SC could be interpreted as distinct from but correlated with academic SC.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Correlation, Grade 11
Adolescent Self-Concept: Testing the Assumption of Equivalent Structure across Gender.
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Byrne, Barbara M.; Shavelson, Richard J. – American Educational Research Journal, 1987
The invariance of a multidimensional, hierarchical self-concept structure for adolescent males and females was studied using 412 male and 420 female 11th and 12th graders. Significant gender differences were found in general, academic, English, and mathematics self-concepts. (TJH)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Adolescents, English, Factor Structure
On Gender Differences in the Structure of Adolescent Self Concept.
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Byrne, Barbara M.; Shavelson, Richard J. – 1986
This study examined the structure of adolescent self-concept (SC) structure for males and females by using three different measures of each SC facet in a covariance structure analysis of the data. Specifically, the purposes of the study were to: (1) test the hypothesis of the invariance of a multidimensional, hierarchical SC structure for males…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, English Instruction, Females