Self-perception profile of adolescent girls at a single-sex and a mixed-sex school.
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.
Granleese
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Department of Banking and Commerce, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland.
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D000293:Adolescent; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment