The investigation involved the assessment of a model predicting that family and university relationship environments are linked with identity processes and identity states (statuses) that predict psychosocial resources among first-year university students. A sample of 351 university students, between the ages of 18 and 21 years, completed measures…

Some preliminary data on Self-Esteem Questionnaire (SEQ), organized along Gough's conceptual model of primary, secondary, and tertiary evaluation, are presented. The SEQ appears to discriminate groups along a self-esteem continuum; fits in well with a variety of theoretical approaches; does not have loadings on sex, intelligence, or social status.…

Five modes of reacting to the intimacy isolation crisis of young adulthood are described, measured and validated. Criteria for the intimacy statuses are: presence or absence of peer friendships, presence or absence of a committed relationship, and depth vs. superficiality of peer relationship. (Author/DEP)

The hypothesis was tested that the direction of the relationship between the level of ego development of adult caretakers and the degree of sex-stereotyping in their expectations for adolescents would vary as a function of the adolescents' level of ego maturity. (Author)

The relationship between sex-role orientation and self-esteem in adolescence was reexamined. The results revealed that androgynous individuals had higher levels of self-esteem than masculine, feminine, and undifferentiated adolescents. When the independent contributions of masculinity and femininity were assessed, both significantly predicted…

High school teachers and an experienced leader provided assertiveness training for 148 female students in high school business and homemaking classes. Significant changes in performance self-esteem scores were found between pretesting and a three-month folLow-up. Low-self-esteem subjects showed greater increases than high-self-esteem subjects.…

A comparison is presented of 26 drug-abusing adolescents and their families with 26 nondrug-abusing adolescents and their families via the adolescent's self-esteem score on the Self Esteem Inventory, the adolescent's factor score on the Child's Report of Parental Behavior Inventory-Revised, and the parents' scale score on the Parent Attitude…

In order to investigate the relationship between aspects of child rearing and adolescent self-concept, 130 adolescents were tested. Results support the contention that optimal self-concept development takes place in an atmosphere of acceptance that allows the adolescent autonomy and the opportunity to learn competencies. (Author/LMO)

By means of a questionnaire, the self concept of those who have joined a charismatic religious group and those who have joined a more traditional religion are investigated and compared. (DEP)

The global self-esteem of adolescents was examined in relation to two aspects of their daily lives: (1) the perceived quality of their relationships with parents and peers; and (2) their self-evaluation in the areas of school, popularity, and athletics. (Author/LMO)

This study distinguished between forms of self-consciousness (private self-consciousness and social anxiety) and investigated the effect of self-esteem, vulnerability to criticism, and the tendency to fantasize on each. A structural equation analysis used unobserved variables from a sample (n=1098) of adolescents, ages 12 to 19. (Author/BS)

Assessment procedures and psychometric properties of an instrument used to measure psychological well-being in black adolescents are described. The How I Feel test, presented in an audiovisual format, reliably and validly measures several multi-item constructs representing psychological well-being. Two major components are self esteem and…

Methods used in validating construct interpretations of self-concept measurements are briefly reviewed, and relevant papers presented in this special issue are discussed. The strengths and limitations of each paper are outlined. Thirty bibliographical references are included. (Author/MV)