[The individual structure of self-image: an analysis of interrelations among WAI responses of university students].
The present study investigated the structure of self-image based upon interrelations among statements collected by means of T.S.T. or so-called the WAI (Who am I?) technique. The WAI is a technique for investigating self-attitude or self-image, in which each subject writes 20 statements responding to a question "Who am I?" After responding to the WAI, 50 university students participated in an experiment, in which each subject evaluated the strength of interrelations among statements by classification and paired-judgements, judged the meaning of each statement using 20 common items, and responded to questions about the results of the preceding sessions in the experiment. The structure of self-image of each subject was obtained by using cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling techniques. The structure common to all subjects was obtained by analysing the 20 common items with INDSCAL. The results revealed that the individual structures can be grasped by these methods and that the common structure has four dimensions, i.e., dimensions of General Evaluation, Physical Body, Internal versus External Issues, and Friendship.
Iwakuma
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Department of Sociology, Graduate School of Keio University, Tokyo.
Makita
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D000328:Adult; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities