Development of a Self-evaluation Scale to Measure Self-concept for Children and Adolescents.

Sung,  Kyung Mi

doi:2012.21.4.292

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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2012;21(4):292-302.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2012.21.4.292 Published online December 31, 2012.

Development of a Self-evaluation Scale to Measure Self-concept for Children and Adolescents.

Kyung Mi Sung

College of Nursing & Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. sung@gnu.ac.kr

Abstract

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The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument for measuring self-concept for children and adolescents in a self-evaluation form. METHODS: The participants consisted of elementary and middle school students selected from five schools in urban areas (n=2,407). The scale developmental processes included construction of a conceptual framework, development of preliminary items, verification of content validity and reliability, and concurrent validity of final items. RESULTS: There were no items deleting and resulting 80 final items including 4 subscales: Physical self-concept (20 items); Emotional self-concept (20); Social self-concept (20); and Academic self-concept (20). The internal consistency was acceptable (Cronbach's alpha=.97). The scale classification provides a description of self-concept degree from very positive to very negative. In this study, self-concept was significantly correlated with depression (-0.77< or =r< or =-0.51, p<.001). CONCLUSION: The results of this study will be useful not only for measuring self-concept of Korean children and adolescents but also for understanding their self-concept development. However, repeated research is needed for further validity and reliability tests of this measurement tool.

Key Words: Self-evaluation; Self-concept; Children; Adolescents; Methodology research

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