Multidimensional Self Concept Scale

Bracken, Bruce A.

doi:10.1037/t01247-000

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“…Although studies vary widely in operationalizations of social competence, making and maintaining friendships, fostering popularity and social acceptance, and developing skills in relating to peers are consistent markers of the construct (Berndt & Burgy, 1996;Rose-Krasnor, 1997). Moreover, these three dimensions are often intertwined in assessments of overall social competence (Bracken, 1992;Harter, 1982;Marsh & O'Neill, 1984).Such measures have been used to assess social competence across a variety of reporters, including children, parents, teachers, and peers, though few studies actually test patterns of intraindividual variability, or trajectories, of social competence over time. Cole, Maxwell, et al (2001) examined change over time in self-reported social competence among 3rd to 11th graders as assessed by Harter's (1982Harter's ( , 1985 social concept measure.…”

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Social Competence in Children of Alcoholic Parents Over Time.

Hussong¹,

Zucker²,

Wong³

et al. 2005

Developmental Psychology

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In the current study, the authors tested the hypothesis that children of alcoholic parents (COAs) show deficits in social competence that begin in early childhood and escalate through middle adolescence. Teachers, parents, and children reported on the social competence of COAs and matched controls in a community sample assessed from ages 6 to 15. Hierarchical linear growth models revealed different patterns of change in social competence across development as a function of the reporter of various indicators of competence. Moreover, female COAs showed deficits in social competence in early childhood that receded in adolescence and that varied across subtypes of parent alcoholism. Implications of these findings for understanding the development of social competence in children, and at-risk children in particular, are discussed. Keywords parent alcoholism; social competence; social development; peer relationship; at-risk youthThe development of social competence is a fundamental aspect of children's adjustment. Children with friends have greater academic success and are less likely to be aggressive, lonely, and depressed compared with children without friends (Parker & Asher, 1987Rockhill, 1995). Moreover, both lower peer acceptance and greater peer rejection in preadolescents have been linked to lower feelings of self-worth and psychopathology in adulthood (Bagwell, Newcomb, & Bukowski, 1998), demonstrating the potential long-term consequences of social competence.Less understood than the impact of social competence, however, is the development of social competence itself. Theories of social competence posit that individual children change over time in their social functioning, suggesting a pattern of intraindividual variability, and that children vary from one another in the extent to which their social competence changes NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript over time, suggesting a pattern of interindividual variability (e.g., Berndt & Burgy, 1996;Eccles et al., 1989). Unfortunately, previous studies primarily use cross-sectional or shortterm (i.e., two time point) longitudinal designs that do not permit distinctions between these two types of change over time. Greater use of high-risk, prospective research designs with multiple assessment periods overcomes this limitation (Curran, Bollen, Paxton, Kirby, & Chen, 2002;Kalverboer, 1988;Ledingham, 1990). High-risk designs allow us to better model and understand low-base rate behaviors, such as child maladjustment and social deficits, and multiple assessment designs can disentangle intraindividual and interindividual change by using recent statistical advances (Raudenbush, 2001).One group of children who show an elevated risk for a broad range of problems is children of alcoholic parents (COAs; West & Prinz, 1987). Research concerning COAs has largely focused on risk for maladaptive behaviors in this population, indicating that COAs are more likely to show internalizing symptoms, aggression, and substance abuse than the...

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Social Competence in Children of Alcoholic Parents Over Time.

Hussong¹,

Zucker²,

Wong³

et al. 2005

Developmental Psychology

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“…The Test Multidimensionale Autostima (TMA)-Multidimensional Test of Self-Esteem, realized by Bracken (1992), was used to measure self-esteem at school. This test assesses the global self-worth by means of six different scales of self-esteem (Social, Competence, Affect, School, Family, and Physical).…”

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Emotional Profile and Intellectual Functioning

2015

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Insufficient literature has been produced addressing children with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and gifted intellectual functioning (GIF). The goal of this work is to compare levels of self-esteem, depression, anxiety at school, and insecurity among children with BIF and GIF, and a control group of average intellectual functioning (AIF). There were participants of 104 children (fourth grade of primary school). Analyses revealed that children with BIF showed a lower level of self-esteem and higher levels of depression and school anxiety. Moreover, our findings highlight the co-occurrence of school anxiety, depressed mood, and insecurity among the BIF and AIF groups. One of the issues that emerge from this study is the need to implement prevention programs aimed at identifying children with lower or higher levels of intellectual functioning. These findings highlight the importance of establishing what the most appropriate educational and clinical interventions are in reducing the risks of mental disorders in this population.

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“…[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] ANOVAs were used to compare the performances of those patients who had received TBI with the performances of those patients who did not receive TBI.…”

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“…Neuropsychological assessments were conducted in 1 day and assessed five neurocognitive domains: intellectual functioning, 21 language learning and memory, 22,23 visuospatial learning and memory, 24,25 motor functioning and achievement 26 as well as two neurobehavioral domains (general behavior 27 and self-concept 28 ).…”

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Neuropsychological resiliency after treatment for advanced stage neuroblastoma

Carpentieri

Diller

2005

Bone Marrow Transplant

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Summary:The purpose of this study was to describe the neuropsychological functioning of survivors of advanced stage neuroblastoma. In all, 16 survivors, diagnosed at a median of 2.8 years, who had received intensive chemotherapy and surgical treatments, were identified; 11 had received myeloablative consolidation therapy, eight with total body irradiation (TBI). All patients were evaluated with a neuropsychological assessment battery at a median age of 8.8 years. Analyses included comparison of the performances of the TBI group vs the no-TBI group; determination of whether the proportion of individuals with impaired or superior performance on each measure exceeded normative expectations; and performance indexes reflecting patterns of performance. Results indicate no significant deleterious impact of TBI and/or presence or absence of myeloablative therapy on neurocognitive and neurobehavioral functioning. For this cohort, resilience to neuropsychological vulnerability was observed, which included the emergence of a profile of full-scale IQ, verbal IQ, and mathematical achievement well above average expectations. We concluded that the results document a lack of neuropsychological morbidity among this cohort of survivors of advanced stage neuroblastoma, regardless of the inclusion of TBI. Moreover, a striking pattern of excellent neurocognitive functioning with intact neurobehavioral functioning was observed.

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Multidimensional Self Concept Scale

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Social Competence in Children of Alcoholic Parents Over Time.

Social Competence in Children of Alcoholic Parents Over Time.

Emotional Profile and Intellectual Functioning

Neuropsychological resiliency after treatment for advanced stage neuroblastoma

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