Self-concept in Mexican American girls and boys: validating the Self-Description Questionnaire-I.
This study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Self-Description Questionnaire-I (SDQ-I) in a sample of Mexican American children. Findings provide support for both the classic multidimensional and hierarchical SDQ factor structure and a nonhierarchical model that incorporates a dimension not included in the classic model (i.e., General-Self, a global measure of self-concept). Results of a multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis demonstrate the nonhierarchical model's overall invariance across gender. Gender differences were found, however, on mean SDQ-I subscale scores: Boys reported higher self-concept than girls on the Physical Abilities and Physical Appearance subscales, but girls had higher self-concept than boys on the Reading subscale.
Department of Psychology, University of North Texas.
Patricia L
PL
Kaminski
Department of Psychology, University of North Texas.
Micheal E
ME
Shafer
Department of Psychology, University of North Texas.
Craig S
0000-0002-3825-2153
CS
Neumann
Department of Psychology, University of North Texas.
Vincent
V
Ramos
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires