title: Enhancing Latin American women's self-concept: a group intervention.
abstract: This study attempts to explore the self-concept of Latin American immigrant adult women and measure the effectiveness of an "Enhancing Self-Concept" workshop on improving their self-concept. The sample consisted of 74 adult women aged 20 to 60 who were selected from first-level second-language courses from various educational institutions in Montreal. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group who received an "Enhancing Self-Concept" workshop or a control group who received a series of information sessions. Outcome measures consisted of scores on the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS) and a Post-Intervention Questionnaire (PIQ). Participants were tested before and after their respective treatments, depending on the measure used. The results are discussed in relation to effectiveness of the "Enhancing Self-Concept" workshop in improving immigrant Latin American women's self-concept. Implications and suggestions for future research are included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counselling and School Psychology, San Diego State University, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guanipa
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Talley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rapagna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012649:Self Concept