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ERIC Number: EJ572370
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Structure, Stability, and Development of Young Children's Self-Concepts: A Multicohort-Multioccasion Study.
Marsh, Herbert W.; Craven, Rhonda; Debus, Raymond
Child Development, v69 n4 p1030-53 Aug 1998
Used new administration procedure of Self Description Questionnaire to assess dimensions of young children's self-concept in a multicohort-multioccasion study. Found that the scale's reliability and stability improved with age and from one year to the next. Gender differences were stable over age. Time 1 teacher ratings contributed to the prediction of T2 self-concept beyond effects mediated by T1 self-concepts. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cohort Analysis, Factor Analysis, Individual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Measurement Techniques, Predictor Variables, Rating Scales, Self Concept, Self Concept Measures, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Test Reliability, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mediating Factors; Self Description Questionnaire