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 A SELF CONCEPT-BASED MODEL OF WORK MOTIVATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the self concept-based model of motivation which we are proposing, one's concept of self is composed of four interrelated self-perceptions: the perceived self, the ideal self, one's self esteem, and a set of social identities.
Self-esteem is the evaluative component of the self concept, and is a function of the distance between the ideal self and the perceived self.
The structure of the self concept may be thought of as a relatively stable set of cognitions that provide the basis for the expectancies, instrumentalities, and valences in instrumental or calculative motivation.
www.cba.uri.edu /Scholl/Papers/Self_Concept_Motivation.HTM   (8991 words)

  
 Self Concept Based Motivation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Self Esteem The self esteem is the evaluative component of the self.
Since the distance between the ideal and perceived self constantly varies depending on task and social feedback, self esteem is a dynamic component of the self concept and it is always in a state of change and development.
Socially-influenced self esteem results from communication or feedback from reference group members or society as a whole, concerning the value of an identity and the individual's ability to meet the expectations of the reference group and/or society as a whole.
www.cba.uri.edu /Scholl/Notes/Self_Concept_Model.html   (1835 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Self-concept
The formation of a self image can be a very challenging project for an individual, especially when family, community, or the general society issues strongly negative evaluations of a person that happen to be inaccurate.
However, when social forces directed against the individual have been strongly manipulative, it may be very helpful for the individual to secure professional help in rectifying matters.
Such rectification is most often directed at the individual, but corrective efforts may also need to be directed against members of the general community and/or social institutions that have manipulated individuals in a detrimental way.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Self_concept   (280 words)

  
 Self-concept -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The self-concept or self-identity is the (additional info and facts about mental) mental and conceptual awareness and persistent regard that (additional info and facts about sentient) sentient beings hold with regard their own (The state or fact of existing) being.
These components and attributes can each be condensed to the general concepts of (additional info and facts about self-image) self-image and the (A feeling of pride in yourself) self-esteem.
A milestone in human reflection about the non-physical inner self came in 1644, when (French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)) René Descartes wrote Principles of Philosophy.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/self-concept.htm   (1390 words)

  
 Graduate Research in Nursing, November 2000. Kear, M. Concept Analysis of Self-Efficacy.
The concept of self-efficacy, primarily developed in the discipline of social psychology, is readily adaptable to nursing science.
The concept of efficacy is not significantly present again in the literature for almost 20 years, at which time social psychologists began attempting to clarify a definition of self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977; Gecas, 1989; Harter, 1978).
Concept of self, and the closely related constructs of self-image and self-esteem, influence a person’s general outlook on life.
graduateresearch.com /Kear.htm   (2579 words)

  
 Quran's Concept of Self Part-2
It must be kept in mind that the human self is not a part of the Self of Allah.
Self is an undeveloped indivisible whole and can not be divided into parts.
The very important phenomenon of the human self is that it is a proficiency, potentiality, capacity or a realizable form, neither good, nor evil in itself.
www.tolueislam.com /Bazm/Manzoor/LT_038.htm   (1393 words)

  
 Self Concept
As self concept seems to play a significant role in the growth and development of a person, a detailed knowledge about its nature and its relation to other important factors of personality will provide an objective and encouraging basis for the educators and counsellors to work on.
Since adjustment and achievement are two cardinal dimensions of a person's behaviour and since self concept is acceptedly a significant influencer of behaviour, it was felt that a knowledge of the relationship between self concept and the other two variables would be very enriching and useful.
Self concept on status in the family did not show a statistically significant relationship with social adjustment.
www.geocities.com /arulmj/selfcon.html   (1230 words)

  
 Self-efficacy
This focus on a student's sense of self as a principal component of academic motivation is grounded on the taken-for-granted assumption that the beliefs that students create, develop, and hold to be true about themselves are vital forces in their success or failure in school.
This conception of self brought to the forefront of psychological thought an emphasis on the importance of social comparisons in the development of self-beliefs.
This is the foundation of Bandura's (1978) conception of triadic reciprocal causation, the view that (a) personal factors in the form of cognition, affect, and biological events, (b) behavior, and (c) environmental influences create interactions that result in a triadic reciprocality of human functioning.
www.des.emory.edu /mfp/PajaresSchunk2001.html   (10558 words)

  
 Self & Self-Concept   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In stating that the goal for Gestalt therapy work is self support, we put the unblocking of a positive sense of self at the heart of the maturation process.
In an earlier paper (Korb, 1984) I described one of the reasons for the slowness of the maturation process: the necessary change of the "core" self concept from the (to some extent) negative and shameful (Yontef, 1993) sense of self that is learned in childhood and reinforced by personal experiences throughout life.
Negative beliefs about the self are built up in early years of life (perhaps before age 6) as a reaction to the input from significant others.
www.afn.org /~gestalt/self.htm   (251 words)

  
 Students Self Concept   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It was found that male students with a learning disability tend to have better self concepts than females with a learning disability, and in fact rated themselves as highly as normal and high achieving regular class students.
The particular aspects of self concept investigated were global self concept, and the related domain specific areas of social, family/home, and scholastic self concept.
For scholastic self concept, females with a learning disability were in the lower group of mean scores, along with low achievers.
www.exceptionalkids.com.au /education/self_concept.htm   (4011 words)

  
 Changing Your Self-Concept and Building Self-Esteem - Psychological Self-Help   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Between 700 and 1500, the concept of the "self" referred to only the weak, sinful, crude, "selfish" nature of humans.
Some adages suggest that you have one true self or authentic self, such as in the saying "just be yourself." The true self may be similar to your preferred identity or your best self.
The concept of good self-esteem becomes clearer, however, if you think of it as having two parts: (1) a generally positive but realistic self-evaluation and (2) the generally positive belief that one can handle life's problems.
www.aemhmr.org /psyhelp/chap14/chap14b.htm   (2805 words)

  
 Read about Self-concept at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Self-concept and learn about Self-concept here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
These components and attributes can each be condensed to the general concepts of
A milestone in human reflection about the non-physical inner self came in 1644, when René Descartes wrote
Carl Rogers (1947) who introduced an entire system of helping built around the importance of the self.
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Self-concept   (1288 words)

  
 An Overview of Self-Concept Theory for Counselors. Highlights: An ERIC/CAPS Digest.
There is growing awareness that of all the perceptions we experience in the course of living, none has more profound significance than the perceptions we hold regarding our own personal existence--our concept of who we are and how we fit into the world.
Self-concept may be defined as the totality of a complex, organized, and dynamic system of learned beliefs, attitudes and opinions that each person holds to be true about his or her personal existence.
Self-concept is different from self-esteem (feelings of personal worth and level of satisfaction regarding one's self) or self-report (what a person is willing and able to disclose).
www.ericdigests.org /pre-9211/self.htm   (1583 words)

  
 International Society for Self and Identity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mental representations of self (self-concept) and romantic partner (SOC) together with measures of relationship quality (conflict, depth, support and satisfaction), were assessed for 150 undergraduate psychology students and their romantic partners.
Significant-other concepts were found to be clearly distinguishable from self-concepts and were strongly associated with the participants' ratings of the relationship quality, mediating the effects of self-concepts.
In the present study, we contribute to the knowledge about leisure and self by: showing self referential motivations in current leisure tendencies, and describing a methodological approach to study leisure influence in self, which is considered a basic process in person and society development.
www.psych.neu.edu /ISSI/ablist.htm   (7294 words)

  
 Self - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Look up self on Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
SELF can refer to the Solar Electric Light Fund
The article on Soul discusses religious concepts relating to the self.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Self   (95 words)

  
 Sociology at University of Maryland
Because of its widespread popularity in everyday parlance and in popular psychology, the concept of self-esteem may be subject to distortion and misuse.
Thus, it is recommended that that those using the scale be familiar with the scientific study of this concept and its complexities.
Note that there are other definitions and measures of self-esteem in the social sciences, as well as thousands of empirical studies and theoretical analyses of this concept in the academic literature.
www.bsos.umd.edu /socy/grad/socpsy_rosenberg.html   (1268 words)

  
 A BIBLICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SELF-CONCEPT
The same person, the same self, is both subject and object, knower and known, thinker and thought about, seer and seen,...
To be a self is to exist in the community of selves.
Self needs to be humbled and brought under control of the Holy Spirit.
www.aiias.edu /ict/vol_12/12cc_261-273.htm   (3322 words)

  
 EFFECTS OF MOMENTARY SELF-CONCEPT ON SELF-HANDICAPPING BEHAVIOR
The goal of the present study was to examine self-handicapping behavior as a function of momentary shifts in self-concept.
The Expected Difficulty (easy vs. difficult) manipulation varied the level of potential threat to the self subjects received from the experimental setting-how easy or difficult the subjects expect the IQ test to be.
increase subjects' self confidence to perform favorably for the alleged IQ test decrease subjects' self confidence to perform well for the alleged IQ test.
www.lib.utah.edu /epubs/undergrad/vol4/wong.html   (1996 words)

  
 Self-concepts and Self-concept Change
A person's self-concept, by virtue of it being a summary formulation of his or her status, is in the bargain a summary formulation of his or her perceived behavioral possibilities, and of the limits on these (Ossorio, 1978, 1982; Roberts, 1985).
In contrast, others, whose conception of themselves is that they are "special persons" (Raimy, 1975), will frequently express this with behavior that is arrogant, demanding, presumptuous, condescending, and heedless of the desires and rights of these others.
Finally, having arrived at a reformulation of the client's status, the fundamental strategy of the status dynamic therapist is to assign the client this status, and to steadfastly treat him or her accordingly.
www.sdp.org /sdp/papers/selfconcept.html   (5502 words)

  
 Self-concept - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ryan, E. B., Short, E. J., & Weed, K. The role of cognitive strategy training in improving the academic performance of learning disabled children.
Fighter's Fact Book: Over 400 Concepts, Principles, and Drills to Make You a Better Fighter
The words and illustrations of Dr. Seuss have alway seemed inseparable--a peerless fusion of verbal and visual wit.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /self-concept.htm   (1496 words)

  
 Self Concept   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The self is a complex process of gaining self awareness.
Our sense of self is a relational view that is defined and negotiated in relational communities.
Esteem is the need to affirm self worth and gain confidence in interacting with others.
novaonline.nv.cc.va.us /eli/spd110td/interper/self/self.html   (113 words)

  
 Music Education and Student Self-Concept:
For purposes of this article, self- concept will be considered broadly to include the perception of oneself, including one's attitudes, knowledge, and feelings regarding abilities, appearance, and social relationships.
In an earlier study regarding the effect of music contest format on self- concept, motivation, achievement, and attitude in elementary band students, Austin (1988) found that self-concept in music was enhanced as a result of music contest participation.
Rather, in designing future research regarding student self- concept and music education, one must be aware of the difficulties inherent in the process.
music.arts.usf.edu /rpme/rpmereyn.htm   (6771 words)

  
 Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is a widely used concept both in popular language and in psychology.
Self-esteem is generally considered the evaluative component of the self-concept, a broader representation of the self that includes cognitive and behavioral aspects as well as evaluative or affective ones (Blascovich and Tomaka, 1991).
While the construct is most often used to refer to a global sense of self-worth, narrower concepts such as self-confidence or body-esteem are used to imply a sense of self-esteem in more specific domains.
www.macses.ucsf.edu /Research/Psychosocial/notebook/selfesteem.html   (2599 words)

  
 Kids-in-Crisis - Self Esteem and Self Concept
Self esteem is first and foremost about respect, respect for yourself.
To help with self esteem there are three points to remember that will make a big difference.
Looking after yourself plays an important part because if you can successfully do that, then any knocks to your confidence and self esteem will not be so damaging, because you will be able to take those knocks and bumps in your stride and carry on.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Bluffs/5400/selfesteem.html   (1371 words)

  
 Changing Your Self-Concept and Building Self-Esteem - Psychological Self-Help   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
On the other hand, true self-esteem, according to Deci and Ryan, involves a more secure, solid sense of self and self-acceptance, regardless of what happens in the outside world (and is associated with intrinsic motivations, such as seeking relationships, self-improvement, and serving others).
You can gain an understanding of the development of your self-concept by remembering the nicknames you had as a child and young person, remembering how your parents introduced or talked about you to others, and remembering how others responded to you when you did something bad or destructive and when you were good and helpful.
It is hard to question what we have always believed to be the truth; it is hard to think of an important trait, one that defines your basic self, as changeable.
mentalhelp.net /psyhelp/chap14/chap14d.htm   (2839 words)

  
 Definitions of various self-constructs: Self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-confidence & self-concept
What constitutes the "self" has been pondered by philosophers, poets, artists, and others for millennia.
Early on in development, children tend to have a vague, general concept of themselves, which gradually diversifies into concepts about themselves as students at school, in relation to peers, in relation to family, emotionally, physically, and so on.
Indeed, self-constructs seem to be positively associated with other desirable qualities, such as better quality of life, higher academic performance, and so on, but there is debate about whether improving self-esteem, self-concept, etc. causes improved performance, or vice-versa.
www.wilderdom.com /self   (618 words)

  
 self-esteem ~ self concept
This was a time of deep depression, "an existential mourning for the lack of meaning in my life, a yearning for the emergence of an authentic self I wasn't sure existed," she writes.
Thus Edith's enchanted self in adulthood was really the successful integration of the compulsive traits created by negative childhood experiences, with old pleasures and new talents.
Allowing these concepts to flourish is to deceive ourselves as to our true value and potential.
www.talentdevelop.com /selfesteem.html   (3306 words)

  
 Tennessee Self Concept Scale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Description: The Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) consists of 100 self-descriptive items by means of which an individual portrays what he or she is, does, likes, and feels.
The counseling form yields 14 profiled scores: self-criticism, 9 self-esteem scores (identity, self-satisfaction, behavior, physical self, moral-ethical self, personal self, family self, social self, and total), 3 variability of response scores (variation across the first 3 self-esteem scores, variation across the last 5 self-esteem scores, and total), and a distribution score.
The clinical and research form yields 29 profiled scores: the 14 scores in the counseling form and the following 15: response bias, net conflict, total conflict, 6 empirical scales (defensive positive, general maladjustment, psychosis, personality disorder, neurosis, personality integration), deviant signs, 5 scores consisting of counts of each type of response made.
www.cps.nova.edu /~cpphelp/TSCS.html   (403 words)

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