title: Aspects of the construct validity of a preliminary self-concept questionnaire.
abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the construct validity of a Preliminary Self-concept Questionnaire and an Afrikaans version of the Self-description Questionnaire of Marsh, Smith, and Barnes. Questionnaires were administered to 57 boys and 57 girls in Grades 5 and 7. Their self-concepts were rated by their teachers on a teacher's rating scale, based on the four subscales of the Preliminary Self-concept Questionnaire. Correlations among the total scores of the three self-concept measures were calculated, as well as correlations among corresponding subscale scores. These values supported the construct validity of the Preliminary Self-concept Questionnaire and the convergent validity of three of the four subscales.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: Liesl M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mocke
authors.forename: Abraham P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Greeff
authors.forename: T W Bodley
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: van der Westhuÿsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D013019:South Africa