Self-enhancement, generality level of self-evaluation, and emotional adjustment.
Three hypotheses regarding self-concept and emotional adjustment were tested: (a) self-concept has a hierarchical structure in which self-evaluations become more positive as they become more general, (b) self-enhancement is positively associated with emotional adjustment, and (c) prediction of emotional adjustment is improved as more general levels of self-enhancement are involved. Three independent samples consisting of 708 students in 7th and 8th grades in Israel participated. The data supported Hypotheses 1 and 3, which were replicated in independent samples, for 2 different content domains of self-evaluation. Hypothesis 2 was partially supported.
Kurman
J
J
Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Israel. RSPS457@HAIFAUVM.ac.il
Eshel
Y
Y
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010553:Personality Development; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012963:Sociometric Techniques