Analysis of the self concept for sex, age and time spent in a South American country for American adolescents

• Main Author: Barbera-Trexler, Carol
• Other Authors: Gordon, Hildegard J.
• Format: Others
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Self-perception.; Adolescent psychology.; American students > South America.
• Online Access: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/181762; http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/285426

This study was an attempt to investigate the self-concept of one-hundred and two American adolescents who have lived in South American countries for a period of time and were currently enrolled in an American school in Caracas, Venezuela. The subjects were asked to complete the Tennessee Self Concept Scale and a personal data sheet. All subjects were categorized into classifications including sex, age, and time spent in South American countries.The findings suggested that for all students in this study, measures of intrinsic self-esteem were higher than measures of extrinsic self-evaluations. It was found that males had a lower self-concept than females. Also, students who had spent less time in South American countries tended to be more defensive and self critical than those who had been exposed to this foriegn culture for longer periods of time.