Original scientific paper
SELF-PERCEPTION IN ADOLESCENTS IN CROATIA
Marija Lebedina-Manzoni
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Martina Lotar
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to explore different aspects of adolescents’ self-perception in Croatia. Secondary objectives were to examine differences in self-perception domains according to gender, age and type of high school. It was applied Susan’s Harter Self – Perception Profile for Adolescents (1988), which contains nine subscales. Eight of them examine specific domains of self-perception and the last one examines global self-worth. The sample in this study consisted of 940 participants. In the sample were included 7th and 8th grade primary school students and 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade secondary school students. Generally, results have shown that adolescents have positive self-perception, especially in domains of close relationship and social acceptance. According to gender, adolescents have shown differences in six domains: male score higher results in athletic competence, physical appearance, romantic appeal as well as in general self worth, while female score higher results in a domain of close relationships and behavioural conduct. The main effect of age proved to be significant for the subscales of scholastic competence and romantic appeal, although only the oldest age group compared to the youngest showed lower scholastic competence and higher romantic appeal. According to school differences among secondary school students the results have shown that high school students have higher scholastic competence in comparison to students from vocational schools. In addition, male high school student have shown higher scholastic competence and global self-worth than female high school students.
Keywords
self-perception; adolescent; self-esteem
Hrčak ID:
67788
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Publication date:
12.5.2011.
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