title: Self-complexity and its relation to development, symptomatology and self-perception during adolescence.
abstract: Self-complexity refers to the degree to which various aspects of self-concept are differentiated from each other. A new measure of self-complexity (the SCI) was administered to 182 adolescents. The SCI correlated positively with chronological age and global self-worth and was negatively related to internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Regression analyses indicated that the SCI was the best predictor of depression when holding global self-worth constant.
authors.affiliation: Yale University, Child Study Center, New Haven, CT 06520-7900.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept