Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between attendance at either a single- or a mixed-sex school and scores on the Self-Perception Profile for Children (Harter, 1985). Subjects included 143 Northern Irish adolescent girls from a single-sex secondary school in Belfast and 24 adolescent girls from a mixed-sex secondary school matched for location and religious affiliation. Results indicated that girls from the single-sex school were less happy than girls at the mixed-sex school with respect to their physical appearance, but more satisfied with their behavioral conduct. In addition, physical appearance was the best predictor of global self-worth for girls at the mixed-sex school, whereas behavioral conduct was the best predictor of global self-worth for girls at the single-sex school.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 525-30 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Genetic Psychology |
| Volume | 154 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1993 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Educational Status
- Female
- Gender Identity
- Humans
- Individuality
- Internal-External Control
- Male
- Personality Inventory
- Self Concept
- Social Adjustment
- Social Environment