title: The relational self-concept scale: a context-specific self-report measure for adolescents.
abstract: This paper describes an alternative approach to measuring the self that directly accounts for the way individuals ruminate on their external actions in order to inform and maintain their self-image. This was achieved by designing the Relational Self-Concept Scale (RSCS), a measure that explores the role and impact that different social encounters within and around the school context have upon self-concept formation. Analysis of responses to this context-specific self-report measure, obtained from a large sample of adolescents (N = 978), confirmed that the scale is multidimensional, possesses appropriate psychometric properties, and contains a high degree of ecological validity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Schott
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bellin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment