Contradictions and incompatibilities in the self and the ideal-self concept

1967 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 249-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.J. Van Der Werff
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
The Ideal

Non-Linearity of Self-Concept Discrepancy—The Value Dimension

1967 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Cole ◽  
E. R. Oetting ◽  
John E. Hinkle
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Ideal Discrepancy ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Ideal

25 adolescent behavior-problem females were compared in terms of perceived self-ideal discrepancy with 12 female Ss who had no history of behavior problems. The mean discrepancy scores of the two groups were not different; however, greater variability was found for Ss with behavior problems. Some Ss with behavior problems rated the self higher than the ideal self. Thus, the relationship of self-ideal discrepancies to disturbance may be curvilinear; extremely high or low discrepancies may be indicative of maladjustment.

The ideal self is me: Deconstructing the self-evaluation process

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey L. Guenther ◽  
Kathryn Applegate ◽  
Steven Svoboda ◽  
Emily Adams
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Process ◽  
The Self ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
The Ideal

Improvement in Self-Concept during Psychotherapy in a Maximum Security Prison

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Zimmermann ◽  
Raymond Guest ◽  
Charles Geist
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Concept Inventory ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Maximum Security Prison ◽  
Therapeutic Program ◽  
Psychotherapy Program

24 prison inmates who participated in a psychotherapy program were compared on a self-concept inventory with 19 inmates who did not participate. Self-esteem was defined in terms of the discrepancy between actual-self and ideal-self measures. The greater the discrepancy, the lower the self-esteem. A significant number of Ss in the therapeutic program showed reduction in the discrepancy score after 1 yr. in the program, while the non-therapy Ss showed a slight, but nonsignificant, increase.

scholarly journals KONSEP DIRI ANAK PEKERJA SEKS KOMERSIAL YANG TINGGAL DITENGAH MASYARAKAT

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Fatchun Nikmah
Keyword(s):  
Physical Condition ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Ideal Situation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract  Stigma in today's society considers more sex workers as the dregs of society who only regarded as an immoral person who violates the norms of religion and society, so they are not appreciated. A prostitute is almost the majority have families, both parents, brother, husband or child. Communities usually negative view sex workers family and those views may influence the psychological development of child prostitutes. This study aims to determine the child's self-concept of prostitutes who live in the community.This study uses a qualitative case study approach, which is a special phenomenon that is present in a limited context, although the boundaries between phenomenon and context are not entirely clear. Determination techniques are the subject of the researchers used snowball sampling or chain sampling. The research was conducted in two villages that are within the scope of the district in one district on the island of Java. The subject of this study were children and adolescents aged prostitute who is still undergoing formal schooling.This study found that the first subject has a good self concept. There is not much of a gap between the basic self-concept and ideal self-concept on the subject. The first subject has a perceptual self-concept is not good because the subject is not satisfied with the current physical condition and there are gaps in the basic perceptual components and ideal self-concept. As for the conceptual and attitudinal self concept self concept can be considered a good subject because there is no gap between the conceptual and attitudinal components of the basic categories and ideal self-concept. While the second subject has a poor self-concept, as there are many gaps between the basic self-concept and ideal self concept on the subject. The subject has a perceptual selfconcept is not good, because the subject was not satisfied with his physical condition and his subjects make the situation as a benchmark of the ideal situation for him. In addition, the subject has attitudinal poor self concept.  Keywords: Self-concept, children, sex workers, society, qualitative

Self Ratings, Level of Ideal-Self Ratings, and Defensiveness

1965 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth C. Wylie
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Ideal Self

Four self-regard measures referring to specific traits and to over-all self-regard, and four defensiveness measures referring to corresponding dimensions were applied to a male and/or a female sample. Major findings are: (a) A strong self-favorability bias occurred, plausibly indicative of denial influencing the self concept. (b) Personally stated ideal-self ratings (PSI) correlated across Ss with self ratings (SRs), and, to a limited extent, with a rationalization measure, suggesting that PSI has psychodynamic significance. (c) Defense measures having face validity and satisfactory reliability failed to intercorrelate even when purporting to index the same defense regarding the same trait. This suggests that defensiveness is not a unitary construct, and more work on defense measures is needed. (d) High self-regard tended to be associated with less rationalizing and projecting than did low self-regard.

The Self and the Ideal Self: Methodological Study of Pedophiles

1967 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 699-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise V. Frisbie ◽  
Frank J. Vanasek ◽  
Harvey F. Dingman
Keyword(s):  
Child Molesters ◽  
The Self ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Self ◽  
The Ideal

Ratings of the self and of the ideal self were obtained from 215 institutionalized child molesters and 143 child molesters who were living in the community. The discrepancy between the two ratings of the self is seen to be related to the descriptive terms used to depict the self Words that are clearly evaluative in nature did not lead to discrepancies in the two ratings. Words that were descriptive but nonevaluative gave rise to large differences between ratings of the ideal self and the real self. There were few apparent differences between the child molesters in the community and those in the institution.

Differences in Perception of Concept of Ideal-Self and Ideal-Person between American and German Samples

1970 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 783-786
Author(s):  
Peter F. Merenda ◽  
Walter V. Clarke ◽  
Hartmut Schulz ◽  
Wolfgang Strehse ◽  
Gerhard Winneke
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
University Students ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Careful Attention ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Ideal Person ◽  
The Ideal ◽  
Cross Cultural Studies

The AVA was administered to 2 comparable samples of university students, one German and one American. Both groups of Ss were asked to respond to instructions which were designed to elicit, separately, a measure of the ideal self-concept and a measure of the ideal-person perception. The data yielded 2 correlated clusters of profiles, one for each of the two concepts, for both samples. Differences, however, existed between the congruence and compatibility values of the American and German samples. These differences suggest that in conducting cross-cultural studies, careful attention should be given to the wording of the instructions when measuring the ideal self-concept.

The use of Facebook to explore self-concept: analysing Colombian consumers

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorena Castro ◽  
Jose Marquez
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Decision ◽  
The Way

Purpose This research aims to explore the way companies can use social network sites, in particular Facebook, to understand the elements of the actual and ideal-selves of their target market. An important issue is whether the brand’s personality should match consumers’ actual or ideal-self; this complex decision depends on specific characteristics of target markets and products. Design/methodology/approach Photo-elicitation and in-depth interviews were carried out and applied to 15 interviewees. This exploratory phase seeks to broaden the understanding of the phenomenon clarifying important concepts through the users’ rich descriptions and explanations. A primary exploratory qualitative research is conducted, as there is only little information available to answer the research question. Secondary data have also been used to support or contrast the findings with those made by other authors Findings The results indicate that Facebook users construct their virtual identity with elements from both the actual and the ideal-self, although they predominantly stress those aspects, which make them look more socially desirable. Each Facebook feature is used with different intentions, and that is why different elements of the self can be extracted from each. Practical implications Companies can enhance emotional connections with consumers by applying “self-congruence”, which refers to the correspondence between the consumer’s self-concept and the brand’s personality. Originality/value To analyse the empirical findings, the paper draws on the self-concept, brand personality and self-congruence theory. More particularly, on Facebook representations and its relationship with the way people think about them and the manner in which they are expressed.

scholarly journals Forming the representation of oneself and of an orthodox theologist`s ideal image as a basis for the professional forming a future specialist

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
Inessa L. Feldman ◽  
Alexander A. Romanov
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Image Study ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Ideal Image ◽  
The Ideal

This article reveals the theoretical basis of the self-concept and the Self-identity image study in psychology and emphasizes that the tendency to analyze oneself, the need to generalize and systematize knowledge about oneself, to relate one’s self-image to an ideal one as well as self-education, self-esteem are the most important characteristics for the formation of a future specialist. The article analyzes the works of foreign and domestic psychologists, such as R. Burns, W. James, V. S. Agapov, who give us various approaches to the problem of the self-concept and its structural components. The authors investigate the ideas about ‘self’ and the ideal image of an Orthodox theologian among the students majoring in the Orthodox theology. It is noted that there is very little research on the personal characteristics of the students majoring in theology, and studying the idea of oneself and the ideal image of a future theologian is not only of a theoretical interest, but it is also connected with the increasing efficiency of solving the problems with specialists` formation. The paper presents the results of an empirical study concerning the students majoring in theology from junior to senior years basing on the methods of diagnosing interpersonal relations by T. Leary. The results show us that the efficiency of the professional training and the professional development of a future theologian depends on the meaning and importance of the profession for the given person, and how the future specialist relates themselves to it. The comparative analysis of an one`s self image and an ideal image formation among the students majoring in theology generally indicate the development of subjectivity, a critical attitude toward oneself, and a desire to improve oneself.

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