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| Research article summary (published 30 Jan 2003): |
The structure of the self-concept and its relation to psychological adjustment.
Full Abstract
Research on the relation between the structure of the self-concept and psychological adjustment has produced seemingly inconsistent findings. Some research suggests that greater pluralism in self-concept structure enhances adjustment, whereas other research suggests that greater unity in the structure enhances adjustment. Four studies examined the relations among measures of self-concept structure and their relations with adjustment. The measures of self-concept structure included two that we viewed as reflecting self-concept pluralism (self-complexity and self-concept compartmentalization) and four that we viewed as reflecting self-concept unity (self-concept differentiation, self-concept clarity, self-discrepancies, and the average correlation among participants' self-aspects). The measures of self-concept pluralism were unrelated to one another, were unrelated to the measures of self-concept unity, and were unrelated to the measures of adjustment. The measures of self-concept unity were moderately related to one another and were moderately related to the measures of adjustment.
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Author information
Author/s: Campbell, Jennifer D (JD); Assanand, Sunaina (S); Di Paula, Adam (A);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Journal of personality (J Pers), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 71 (issue 1) : pp 115-40
Dates: Created 2003/02/24; Completed 2003/07/25; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12597239, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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