Browsing by Subject "Self-perception"
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A comparative study investigating achieved reading level, self-esteem and achieved grade point average given varying participation periods in a bilingual elementary program
A quasi-experimental research design was used to compare two groups of similar students. Both groups were Mexican-American seventh grade students who were enrolled in a traditional junior high school curriculum where all ... -
Conceptions of self, time, and space : a study of participation in leisure activities
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)A positive relationship between mental health and participation in leisure activities is a frequently encountered assumption in the leisure literature. Little empirical evidence, however, presently exists to document this ... -
Interscholastic athletic participation and aspirations : an evaluation of school context and self concept
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)This dissertation looks at factors which influence educational and occupational aspirations of black and white males. The research draws upon the recent literature in the sociology of sport to ascertain the impact sport ... -
An investigation of self-concept in baccalaureate nursing students
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1983)Purpose. The purpose of this study was to compare entering, second semester, third semester, and existing baccalaureate nursing students from selected public and private schools on the basis of self-concept. Procedure. Two ... -
The perception of self as it relates to one's identification with selected societal components
The purpose of the study was to investigate the values which young people hold toward their country, and the interrelationships of those values to values held toward seven other selected societal components. The study ... -
The relationship between self-concept and selected physical characteristics among female varsity athletes and non-participants
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-concept and selected physical characteristics among female varsity athletes and non-participants. The specific objectives of this investigation ... -
The relationship of creativity and self-concept to counselor effectiveness
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)This study was undertaken to find the relationship of creativity and self-concept with counselor effectiveness of counselors-in-training. The subjects, 94 counselor trainees from two Texas universities, were given the Hogan ... -
The relationship of global self-esteem to the self-enhancement and self-consistency motives
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1988)This study was designed to demonstrate that global self-esteem moderates reactions to violations of self-expectancies. Aronson & Carlsmith (1962) found that subjects whose low performance expectancies were disconfirmed by ... -
The relationship of self-concept and self-direction to life satisfaction in elderly women
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1988)The purpose of this study was to determine, if possible, what factors in the lives of women contributed to the quality of their life in old age. There is very little known about the older woman and her reality. The limited ... -
Selective exposure as a function of self-affirmation
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)The study was designed to investigate the relationship between selective and self concept. The relationship between self concept and the D score; the relationship of locus of control and self concept; the correlation between ...