title: Development and construct validity of a self-description inventory for African adolescents.
abstract: The present study presents evidence for the reliability and validity of a new measure of self-concept for African adolescents. Procedures for giving the 50-item scale are described. The Self-description Inventory was administered to 634 students in Standards 8 and 9 of two coeducational high schools. Factor analysis clearly identified the eight subscales. The multidimensionality of self-concept among African adolescents is indicated and supports the construct validity. Implications for continued study are mentioned.
authors.affiliation: School of Education, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mboya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D013019:South Africa