The development of child and adolescent self-concept was examined as a function of the self-concept domain, social/developmental/educational transitions, and gender ...

"[F]or a living creature to have evolved rich capabilities of perception and categorization but to be constitutionally incapable of focusing any of that apparatus onto itself would be highly anomalous ...

A new longitudinal study looked at how youths' self-concepts are linked to their actual academic achievement in math and reading from middle childhood to adolescence. The study found that students' ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study estimated the influence of college on student academic and social self-concept within the structure of a causal model. The sample ...

Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOSReviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS Self-concept is the image we have of ourselves. It is influenced by many forces, including our interaction with the important ...

This thing we call self-esteem affects the way we view ourselves and the world around us. It factors into the school curriculum, discipline practices, sports development, and even office management.

During the elementary-school years, a child's world expands dramatically to include not only their family and playmates but a widening circle of schoolmates and adults. In this enlarged environment, ...

It’s common to want to become a better version of yourself. Much like the desires to eat, drink, and avoid harm, human beings also experience a fundamental need to learn, grow, and improve—what ...