SELF CONCEPT AND PERFORMANCE

• NCJ Number: 6404
• Author(s): W H FITTS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 85 pages
• Grant Number(s): SRS12-P 55163/4-05
• Corporate Author: Dede Wallace Ctr
• Sale Source: Dede Wallace Ctr
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: RESEARCH MONOGRAPH NO. 5

Annotation

THE EFFECTS OF SELF CONCEPT ON ACADEMIC AND WORK PERFORMANCE ARE INVESTIGATED WITH RESPECT TO THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION.

Abstract

WITHIN THE ACADEMIC SETTING SELF CONCEPT AFFECTED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ONLY MARGINALLY. HOWEVER, NONCOGNITIVE ASPECTS OF BEHAVIOR SUCH AS MORALE AND PARTICIPATION WERE FOUND TO BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED. IN THE WORK SETTING, SELF CONCEPT AND THE NATURE AND QUALITY OF THE WORK PERFORMED WERE FOUND TO INTERACT SO AS TO BE MUTUALLY REINFORCING. THE DATA PRESENTED TENDS TO CONFIRM THE NOTION THAT THE PERSON WHO IS RATED HIGH IN PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS IS LIKELY TO POSSESS A HIGH SELF ESTEEM. IF THE INTEGRATION OF THE PERSON INTO SOCIETY IS THE GOAL OF REHABILITATION, THESE FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT SELF CONCEPT IS INSTRUMENTAL IN UNDERSTANDING THE PERSON'S ASPIRATIONS AND IN DESIGNING ANY TYPE OF REHABILITATIVE PROGRAM FOR HIM. REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED.