Effect of Number of Family Members on the Self-Concept and Altruism of Secondary School India Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 247
Author(s):  
Arun Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept

scholarly journals Self-Concept Transformation on Senior Secondary School Students' Academic Achievement in Central Zone, Plateau State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-223
Author(s):  
Gwaison Panan Danladi ◽  
Shuaibu Saidu ◽  
Jacob, I. Otaha
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Central Zone ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Plateau State ◽  
Quantitative Economics ◽  
Senior Secondary

Economics is one of the popular subjects in the Senior Secondary School (SSS) curriculum, and it covers the fundamental aspects of human lives concerning scarcity of resources. Proper understanding of the basic concept will enable students to realize the benefit of the subject. This study examined the effects of the self-concept transformation package on senior secondary school student's academic achievement in the quantitative aspect of Economics in Central Zone, Plateau State, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental research design, the non-equivalent control- group design, was used for this study. The sample size consisted of 105 economics SS2 students from intact classes of the four sampled schools. There were 50 and 55 students in the experimental and control group, respectively. Multi-Stage Cluster sampling techniques were used for this study. The instruments used for data collection were the Multi-dimensional Self-Concept Scales (MSS) and Quantitative Economics Achievement Test (QEAT). Research questions were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while the t-test of independent sample and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23 was used for the analysis. The results show that the self-concept transformation package positively and significantly affected students' self-concept and academic achievement in quantitative economics. The study recommended that the use of abusive words on students by Parents and guardians should be discouraged to strengthening their student's self-concept.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Program based on Strengthening Self-Concept using Braille sense Technology in Improving the Adjustment Behavior and Achievement among Blind Inclusive 1st Year Secondary School students: فاعلية برنامج قائم على تدعيم مفهوم الذات باستخدام تقنية برايل سنس في تحسين السلوك التوافقي والتحصيل الأكاديمي لدى الطلاب المكفوفين المدمجين بالصف الأول الثانوي

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (25) ◽  
pp. 129-105
Author(s):  
Ashraf Mohamed Moustafa Ashraf Mohamed Moustafa
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
First Grade ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
Blind Students

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a program based on strengthening self-concept using Braille Sense technology in improving the adjustment behavior and academic achievement of blind students integrated in the first grade of secondary school. The quasi-experimental approach was adopted and the study tools consisted of the Self-Concept Scale for the Blind and the adjustment Behavior Scale for the Blind, As well as the training program, the study tools were applied to a sample of (32) blind students in the first grade of secondary school in the United Arab Emirates, as a pre-measurement, and the sample was divided based on the calculation of the fourths, where the first quadrant represents eight blind low-grade students in self-concept and consensual behavior based on that Qualitative analysis that shows the difference in dimensions in terms of decrease and height on the self-concept scale, so that the first quadrant group (8) represents blind students who are the exploratory sample through which the validity of the study hypotheses will be verified.. The results of the study showed the following, the existence of statistically significant differences between the performance of the intervention group in the pre-, post- and tracer measurements in terms of adjustment behavior and its various dimensions in favor of the post-measurement, and the existence of statistically significant differences between the performance of the intervention group in the pre-, post- and tracer-measurements in terms of academic achievement in favor of the post-measurement.

Motherhood Modulates Cognitive Biases Toward Family Members: the Maternal Self-concept Re-examined Through Categorization Tasks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengyin Jiang ◽  
Jie Sui
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Self Bias ◽  
The Family ◽  
Major Transformation ◽  
Postpartum Mothers

Abstract The self-bias is a robust effect where self-related information is processed with greater priority than other-related information. Interestingly, the advantages of self-bias can be extended to close others – faster and more accurate responses for one’s mother and best friend have been observed compared to strangers – suggesting that significant others play an important role in the formation of one’s self-concept. Moreover, important life experiences such as childbirth can also impact the self-concept. Motherhood is a major transformation for women as one prepares to become a mother while maintaining the integrity of the pre-pregnant self-concept to achieve an ideal maternal self. The current study explored how the transition into motherhood changes the self-concept and subsequently impact the categorization of information for family members in postpartum mothers. In two experiments, results consistently revealed biases towards the self and close kin (one’s baby and mother) regardless of stimulus type (names in Experiment 1, faces in Experiment 2) and response category (self/other, family/non-family, familiar/non-familiar). A family bias (for baby and mother) over friend was observed in the family/non-family but not in the familiar/non-familiar categorization task, suggesting that motherhood may enhance the boundary between family and non-family to facilitate the processing of family-related information.

Anonymity of Response to Self-Evaluations: Are We Misinterpreting Self-Concept Research?

1996 ◽  
Vol 79 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1187-1194
Author(s):  
David Watkins ◽  
Sally Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Ability Grouping ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Ability Groups

This study investigated the possible effect of anonymity of response on the self-esteem of 289 12- and 13-yr.-old Hong Kong Chinese students in secondary school. Responses to the Self-description Questionnaire-1 by anonymous or non-anonymous groups differed according to the ability band of the students but not their gender. The higher the ability band, the higher was the tendency to report higher self-esteem in the anonymous condition. It is argued that researchers of self-concept may need to consider the implications of anonymity. In particular, the possibility of an interaction between anonymity and ability groups may well need to be taken into account when interpreting research into the influence of ability grouping on self-esteem.

Tourette Syndrome: Relation to Children's and Parents' Self-Concepts

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara H. Edell-Fisher ◽  
Robert W. Motta
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Tourette Syndrome ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Behavior Disturbance ◽  
Dysphoric Mood

We investigated the self-concepts of Tourette Syndrome patients and their mothers. The subjects were 30 children with Tourette Syndrome and their mothers, and 30 children matched on age, sex, and socioeconomic status and their mothers. The results indicated that, while the children did not differ on self-concept, the mothers of the Tourette Syndrome patients had lower self-concepts than the mothers of the controls, suggesting that family members should be considered in the treatment of the Tourette Syndrome children. In addition, severity of illness was positively correlated with the children's reports of behavior disturbance and dysphoric mood, although not with over-all self-concept. These results indicate that in more severe cases of Tourette Syndrome, children may experience emotional problems requiring therapeutic intervention.

scholarly journals Promoting Girls in Science - A Longitudinal Study of Self-Concept in Profile Classes

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 972-987
Author(s):  
Alena Schulte ◽  
Claas Wegner
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
Girls In Science ◽  
Regular Classes

Previous studies show that girls have a lower scientific self-concept than boys. Since interest starts declining over the course of lower secondary school, this exacerbates the issue that fewer girls aspire to choose a scientific profession. In this article, we present the concept of scientific profile classes. Profile classes pursue the goal of promoting girls by way of supporting their scientific self-concept. A longitudinal study was conducted to examine the self-concept of students in profile classes (Sample I N=53; Sample II N=54). The development of girls in profile classes was compared to both boys in profile classes and girls in the regular classes. Our results show that there is no gender difference in self-concept between girls and boys in the profile class. This study provides initial indications of how girls in profile classes develop in terms of their self-concept.

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