title: The empirical testing of Harter's self-concept matrix on female adult students.
abstract: This research aimed at testing an hypothetical matrix to be used for the study of self-concept development within a life-span perspective. Following data categorization collected from 111 female university students, a significant relationship was found between structural levels and content dimensions, demonstrating a linear form of development. Also several content dimensions were often used in subjects' self-definitions, illustrating the multidimensional aspect of such development in adults.
authors.affiliation: Université Laval, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lavallée
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chagnon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pelletier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept