Positive Self-concept Research Articles

Differences in predicting athletic burnout and in moderating its relationship with life satisfaction in competitive and leisure athletes

The effects of athletic burnout on life satisfaction vary greatly between individuals, but few studies have examined influencing factors, such as coping mechanisms, that explain these differences. While athletes’ performance levels seem to influence the development of burnout symptoms, there is a lack of studies examining different performance levels separately. The present study therefore investigated the predictors of athletic burnout in competitive and leisure athletes separately, as well as possible moderators influencing the relationship between burnout and life satisfaction in these groups. A cross-sectional online study with sport-specific and general questionnaires was conducted. Latent (e.g., resilience) and manifest variables (e.g., stress) were included as predictors of athletic burnout in two structural equation models (competitive: robust RMSEA = 0.065, robust CFI = 0.946; leisure: robust RMSEA = 0.067, robust CFI = 0.937) with data from 422 athletes (Mage = 23.65; range = 16–67; 43% female, 57% male). Additionally, moderation analyses with coping mechanisms as moderators between burnout and life satisfaction were conducted. Results show that predictors of athletic burnout differ between performance levels. Furthermore, there is a significant moderation effect (p < 0.01) for positive self-concept in competitive sports. Approaches for future research and the development of target group-specific interventions are discussed.

Students’ Academic Self-Concept and Their Academic Achievement in Mathematics in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State

The study looked into the relationship between senior secondary two (SS2) students&amp;apos; academic self-concept and their mathematics achievement in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State. This study was directed by three research questions and three matching null hypotheses. A sample of 318 senior secondary two (SS2) students offering Mathematics which comprised two hundred (200) female and one hundred and eighteen (118) male SS 2 students drawn from six (6) secondary schools from a population of 1544 SS2 students offering Mathematics in Bekwarra Local Government Area, Cross River State using Taro Yamane&amp;apos;s sample size formula and A simple random selection method was employed, namely by balloting. Two instruments were used for data collection titled; Academic Self-Concept Scale (ASCS) and Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) used for data collection. Cronbach Alpha (∝) method was used to determine the internal consistency of the Academic Self-Concept Scale (ASCS). The reliability coefficient of the Academic Self-Concept Scale (ASCS) was 0.81. Kuder-Richardson 20 formula method was used to determine the reliability coefficients for the Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT). The reliability coefficients obtained was 0.91 for BAT. The research questions and all null hypotheses were answered and tested using simple linear regression at 0.05 level of significant. Results of the study revealed that: % variation in academic achievement of male students in mathematics was due to their self-concept, and that the academic achievement of male students in mathematics is not significantly correlated with their self-concept. On the other hand, 17% variation in the academic achievement of female students in mathematics was due to their self-concept, and the academic achievement of female students in mathematics is significantly correlated with their self-concept. Finally, students’ self-concept accounted for 23% variation in their academic achievement in Mathematics, and that students’ self-concept significantly relate with their academic Achievement in Mathematics in Bekwarra Local Government Area. The researcher recommended among other things, that parents should help their children have a positive self-concept in mathematics from an early age.

The importance of mathematics self-concept and self-efficacy for mathematics achievement: A comparison between public and independent schools in Sweden

This study investigates the relationships between students’ self-concept, self-efficacy, and achievement in mathematics, considering contextual factors such as socioeconomic status, gender, and immigration background, by using Swedish data from PISA 2003 and 2012. Additionally, these relationships between the two types of schools in Sweden are compared. In Sweden, the school system generally includes municipally-run schools (public) and independent schools (also funded by the state but run privately). Findings indicate a positive correlation between robust mathematics self-concept and self-efficacy and enhanced mathematics performance. Notably, students with better socioeconomic status exhibit heightened levels of mathematical self-concept and self-efficacy, corresponding to superior mathematics outcomes. Gender nuances reveal that, despite superior mathematical performance, girls report less positive self-concept and self-efficacy in mathematics than boys. Surprisingly, mathematics self-concept tends to have a closer association with achievement in independent schools than in public schools, while mathematics self-efficacy influences achievement more in public schools than in independent schools. Besides, independent school students’ mathematics achievement is more associated with socioeconomic status and gender compared to their public-school peers. Immigration background seems to play a more important role in predicting mathematics achievement in public schools than in independent schools.

Psychodrama Technique Group Guidance to Develop Positive Self-Concept for Students

The problem in this study is the low self-concept of students which results in students becoming less confident, often comparing themselves with others, and not being able to identify themselves. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of group guidance services by using psychodrama techniques to develop students’ positive self-concept. This study uses a quantitative experimental method with a one group pretest posttest design. The population in this study is all students of class X (ten) MAN Dairi totaling 224 students with a sample of 8 (eight) students who have a low positive self-concept taken using a purposive sampling technique using a non-test instrument in the form of a questionnaire. The data analysis used was the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test with the results obtained an asymp significance value. Sig (2-tailed) is smaller (&lt;) than 0.05, which is the significance value of asymp. Sig (2-tailed) of 0.012. The results obtained from the Wilcoxon signed rank test showed that group guidance services with psychodrama techniques were effective in developing students’ positive self-concept. The novelty of the research conducted by the researcher lies in psychodrama techniques in the context of group guidance for students. Although psychodrama has been used in a variety of therapeutic settings, its application in group guidance in schools is still rarely studied, and the circumstances after the findings can be seen that positive self-concept skills in students have increased compared to before.

예비유아교사의 인성 및 교직적성이 교사효능감에 미치는 영향

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of prospective early childhood teachers' personality and teaching aptitude on teacher efficacy. Methods The research subjects were 220 students enrolled in the early childhood education department of 3- and 4-year universities located in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do. 199 copies of the questionnaire were used as the final data, and correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis were performed to analyze the collected data. Results First, it was found that the personality and teaching aptitude of prospective early childhood teachers were positively correlated with teacher efficacy, and that the higher the personality and teaching aptitude of young children, the higher the teacher efficacy. Second, the personality and teaching aptitude of prospective teachers were found to have a significant impact on teacher efficacy, and personality has a relatively higher influence than teaching aptitude, and among the personality sub-factors of prospective teachers, positive self-concept and job performance. , creative personality, and understanding of children's characteristics were found to have an influence among the sub-factors of prospective teachers' teaching aptitude. Conclusions Through this study, we were able to confirm the importance of the personality and teaching aptitude of prospective early childhood teachers in order to increase their teaching efficacy, and suggested the need for efforts by prospective teachers to help their personality and teaching aptitude.

Generation Z Entrepreneurial Motivation in Adventure Tourism Enterprises in Kintamani Bali

Research on Generation Z entrepreneurial motivation in adventure tourism businesses in Batur, Kintamani Bali, aims to describe the forms of entrepreneurial motivation for Generation Z in adventure tourism businesses in Kintamani, Bali. The priority of this research is that it is aimed at entrepreneurs or those who are planning to become entrepreneurs to find typology and motivation in developing a wider adventure tourism business in the Batur Kintamani area. Entrepreneurs must always have high motivation and a more positive self-concept in living their lives, even though the motivation and self-concept of each individual (entrepreneur) has different forms.

Prayer and Mental Well-Being in the United States: An Overview of Original and Comprehensive Prayer Data.

The Baylor Religion Survey (Wave 6; 2021) contains the most comprehensive set of prayer questions of any national survey of the USA; it also contains multiple indicators of mental health and well-being, specifically measures of happiness, depression, anxiety, sense of control, mattering, and dignity. This paper provides a complete overview of how various dimensions of prayer correlate with these different aspects of well-being. While many of these relationships will require more intensive investigation, our synopsis provides confirmation of past expectations using new data. Overall, we find that prayer is related to mental well-being in both positive and negative ways. Specifically, we find that praying with others and positive emotions felt during prayer are correlated with greater overall mental health and more positive self-concepts. However, we also find that petitionary prayer topics, belief that God is impersonal, and negative emotions felt during prayer coincide with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and a lack of control. Generally, these conclusions hold after controlling for basic demographics, religious tradition, and church attendance, which confirms that mental well-being is related to the practice of prayer in both beneficial and detrimental ways.

The Effect of Social Network Ideal Self-Expressing Behavior on Onliness: Mediating Effects Positive Emotions and Negative Self-Concepts

The Effect of Social Network Ideal Self-Expressing Behavior on Onliness: Mediating Effects Positive Emotions and Negative Self-Concepts

An exploration of self-continuity for rural Indigenous youth: Considering the influence of community and cultural factors on perceiving oneself across time.

Research on self- and cultural continuity has contributed to our understanding of resilience processes in Indigenous communities, as connecting oneself to the past, present, and future of one's family, community, and traditional culture has been found to protect against deleterious developmental outcomes. To examine factors associated with self-continuity for Indigenous youth in the current study, Indigenous youth from six rural Ojibway and Métis communities in Treaty 2 Territory completed self-report questionnaires aimed at understanding the relationship between the concept of oneself across time and protective and risk factors at different systemic levels (family, community, culture, and colonial). The concept of oneself across time was measured by self-efficacy (global self-worth) and future orientations (optimism and sense of self in the future). The findings indicated that connectedness to caregivers, siblings, friends, neighborhoods, and culture was associated with higher self-efficacy, seeing oneself as more connected to the future, and seeing the future more positively. These findings support the notion that familial, community, and cultural connectedness are associated positive self-concepts in the present and future, which aligns with our understanding of self- and cultural continuity in Indigenous communities.

GAMBARAN KONSEP DIRI PENYANDANG DISABILITAS FISIK TUNA DAKSA YANG BEKERJA

Work is essential for fulfilling life's needs, including for physically disabled individuals. These individuals have significant opportunities in the workforce, supported by government initiatives aimed at enabling their employment. Despite this support, their participation remains low due to internal and external factors. Internal factors include a low self-concept, while external factors involve a work environment that is not accommodating to people with disabilities.This research aims to provide an overview of self-concept and the factors influencing the self-concept of physically disabled individuals working in government companies. A qualitative approach with narrative methods was used, involving semi-structured interviews conducted twice. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data.The results indicated that all three participants had a positive self-concept. They accepted their life conditions and maintained realistic expectations based on their abilities. Influential factors shaping their self-concept included support from parents and friends. Additionally, age differences were found to be a differentiating factor.

Humanistic Curriculum by Accentuating Confluent and Consciousness Forms – An Overview

A curriculum that promotes the common good is also humanistic. "Father of Humanistic Psychology," Carl Rogers focused much of his career on implementing the findings of his psychological research into person-centred teaching, which identified genuineness on the part of the learning facilitator, empathy for students, and concern for their well-being as the essential characteristics of the most successful teacher. Confluent and Consciousness have been the two most popular humanistic curricular formats. Confluent education is defined differently by different people, although most people agree that it combines substance and effect. Curriculum decisions are impacted by the theological idea of transcendence, which is the sense of being beyond any condition or realization of being. It implies that students ought to be taught how one method of research in an area of study links to other specializations. Humanists hold that the fundamental qualities of a self-directed learner should include openness, creativity, a positive self-concept, ability, and clarity of values. A humanist educator facilitates knowledge acquisition rather than transmits it. It would be preferred to use participatory and discovery approaches as opposed to traditional didacticism, which teaches students to memorize what their teachers say. The humanistic teacher is concerned with the child's affective (or emotional) requirements in addition to their intellectual ones.

How perceived parenting qualities link to the reciprocal relationship between adolescents’ self-concept and life satisfaction

Assisting adolescents in cultivating a positive self-concept and leading fulfilling lives is paramount. Supported by longitudinal data from 512 Chinese adolescents, the researchers investigated not only the reciprocal associations between two types of self-concept—academic and physical abilities—and life satisfaction but also the roles of perceived parenting qualities in impacting these dynamics. Results revealed the following: (a) academic (but not physical ability) self-concept had a reciprocal relationship with life satisfaction; (b) perceived parental warmth (rather than autonomy support), rejection, and psychological control significantly predicted self-concept and life satisfaction and have the potential to steer adolescents into a virtuous or vicious cycle in terms of evaluating themselves and their lives. Findings offer valuable insights for fostering self-concept and life satisfaction among adolescents within the framework of parenting qualities and the cultural and social milieu of adolescent growth.

Understanding Post-Traumatic Growth in Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Post-traumatic growth (PTG) involves a positive transformation in the survivor’s cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to life. However, little is known about the factors facilitating PTG in adolescent survivors of childhood sexual abuse. This study examined how potential variables (self-concept, dissociation, the severity of the abuse, and distress symptoms) contribute and interact to account for perceived PTG in a sample of 70 Israeli adolescents, all survivors of childhood sexual abuse, along with one of their parents. It also explored how survivors’ self-concept, the tendency for dissociation, and distress symptoms moderated the association between abuse severity and PTG. Regression decision trees and linear regression models addressed the study’s questions. The results of the regression trees indicated that survivors with low global self-concept had lower levels of PTG, whereas survivors with high global self-concept and low tendencies for dissociation displayed higher levels of PTG. The linear regression analysis also pointed to the contribution of abuse severity and survivors’ global self-concept to PTG. A positive association was only found between abuse severity and PTG for survivors with moderate to high global self-concept. The discussion centers on the combined pivotal role of positive global self-concept, low dissociation, and abuse severity in facilitating adolescents’ PTG.

Analysis of the Influence of Academic Parenting, Children's Values, and Self-Concept on Motivation to Continue Higher Education in Students in Kawasan Industri Jababeka

This study aims to analyze the influence of academic parenting, children's grades, and self-concept on motivation to continue higher education among high school and vocational high school students in Jababeka Industrial Estate, Bekasi Regency. This study used a quantitative approach with an explanatory design on 120 high school and vocational school students and 120 student guardians. The research instrument used a questionnaire and was analyzed by correlation and SEM tests. The results of this study indicated that the variables of academic parenting, self-concept, and motivation to continue education are in the medium category, while the variable of children's values was in the low category. The results of the T-Test revealed that the motivation to continue their education of high school students was significantly different from vocational students; high school students had higher motivation. The correlation test between variables showed a significant positive relationship between academic parenting variables with self-concept and motivation to continue education. Influence analysis found a direct influence of academic parenting variables on self-concept and self-concept variables on motivation to continue education. The results of path analysis found that the academic parenting variable indirectly affects motivation to continue education, with the self-concept variable as a mediator. The implication of this research is to strengthen the self-concept of students in industrial areas through academic parenting and increase students' motivation to continue their education by forming a positive self-concept.

Article on Parental Phubbing and Its Effects

Parental phubbing refers to the act of parents using mobile phones in the presence of their children instead of engaging with them. It can lead to feelings of neglect, reduced emotional connection, and hindered social-emotional development in children. It is especially worrying as children may be the ones who stand to lose the most. Parents prioritize their digital devices over their children, which is a potential threat to children's healthy development. Parents use mobile phones instead of communicating with their children. When parents prioritize their mobile phones over their child, it may lead to a sense of neglect and diminished emotional connection. Parents also use their mobile devices in a way that is not appropriate for their child. Parents are also more likely to experience anxiety and depression in children and teens, and they are less likely to develop a positive self-concept.

An Empirical Investigation of the Relationships Among Self-Esteem, Depression and Self-Serving Bias in People with Internet Gaming Disorder.

People are generally characterized by a self-serving bias which describes the tendency to ascribe positive outcomes or success to internal or personal causes (self-enhancement motivation) and ascribe negative outcomes or failure to external or situational causes (self-protection motivation). It has been found that the individuals with internet gaming disorder (IGD) who have low self-esteem and high depression exhibit an attenuated self-serving bias. However, the relationships among self-esteem, depression and self-serving bias are not clearly identified. A sample of 138 IGD participants completed self-esteem and depression scales and a causal attribution task (Study 1) to examine the relationships among self-esteem, depression and self-serving bias (both self-enhancement and self-protection). In follow-up Study 2, 28 IGD participants were recruited to undertake self-affirmation intervention which can affirm one's sense of global self-view and bolster self-esteem to explore whether self-affirmation would trigger a reduction of depression and a raise of self-serving bias. The results of path analysis in Study 1 showed that the self-serving bias was predicted by self-esteem and depression, and the depression played a mediating role between self-esteem and self-serving bias. The results of Study 2 showed that the IGD participants reported higher self-esteem, lower depression and engaged in more self-protection motivation after affirming-self manipulation as compared with affirming-other manipulation. These findings suggest that self-esteem predicts self-serving bias through depression and self-affirmation could trigger an increase of self-esteem, further decrease depression and improve self-serving bias for the individuals with IGD. The present article clearly identified the relationships among these factors and provided a new approach to promote positive self-concept in individuals with IGD. Future research is warranted to explore the lasting benefits of self-affirmation on domains of education, relationships and gaming withdrawal for the individuals with IGD among different populations.

Konsep Diri Jurnalis Perempuan (Studi Fenomenologi Tentang Pengalaman Traumatik Jurnalis Perempuan Saat Menjalankan Profesinya)

This research aims to understand how female journalists develop their self-concept after experiencing traumatic events while performing their professional duties. Traumatic experiences include incidents such as invasion of privacy, sexual violence, terror, destruction threats, and verbal abuse. The phenomenon examined in this research is the impact of this experience on self-concept and the actions taken to restore the psychological condition of female journalists. A qualitative approach with phenomenological methods and symbolic interaction theory was employed. In this research, researchers involved 5 (five) female journalist informants using snowball sampling techniques. The finding reveal a variety of responses among female journalists, ranging from self-blame and doubt to positive self-concepts achieved by establishing personal boundaries. The essence of female journalists' responses to traumatic experiences obtained from structural descriptions extracted from narrative textural descriptions resulting from participant interviews is that even though they are faced with challenges and trauma, female journalists show resilience, determination, and a willingness to learn and grow from their experiences. which impacts their affirmation of their profession and personal well-being. This research contributes to the literature by providing a new perspective on the psychological dynamics and professionalism of female journalists in a local context. Apart from that, this research also has practical implications for media organization and government policies regarding the protection of female journalists and support for female journalists in various concrete forms.

The urgency of sexual education in early childhood: A portrait of children's curiosity towards their authority

This study aims to explore the urgency of sexual education in early childhood that arises from children's curiosity about their authority. The informants in this qualitative research are five teachers and five parents from 5 different early childhood education units in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. The data were purposively selected based on the criteria of parents with girls or boys aged 5-6 years, heterogeneous background cluster, and integrated Islamic preschool. Data analysis using Miles and Huberman includes the process of data reduction, display, and verification with Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory and its relevance to Sigmund Freud's psychosexual. The results showed that sexual education for early childhood is urgent because children have a high curiosity about their authority. Children are formed from various stages in their psychosexual process, which corresponds to the level of their thinking ability. The sexual knowledge will determine the direction of the child's personality and behavior in the future. Parents and teachers can establish partnerships to create a basic sexual education program for children while developing socialization skills, independence, self-confidence, and positive self-concept and fostering children's religious and moral values. Although this study is still limited to a small scale, it can be an initial illustration for other regions in designing sexual education programs for children, and further program evaluation can be carried out.

Constructing A Comprehensive Self-Scale among Jordanian Universities Students

This Study aimed at constructing the self-scale for university students. To achieve the objectives of the study a preliminary Likert Scale of (127) items was Constructed. The Scale was administered to an convenience sample consisting of (753) male and female students. The results of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed that (48) items fit the measurement model suggested, which consists of eight factors: positive self-concept, self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-worth, self-regulation, self-actualization and acceptance, self-management, and self-monitoring. The results indicated that it finds form exemplifies Suitable Psychometric Properties. A reliability coefficient of the internal consistency of the scale using Cronbach's alpha equation was (0.95). The Scale also has Several Validity indicators. The results showed that the measurement invariance (configural, metric, scalar) verification across gender and the faculty was at the same level of confidence and credibility.

Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) For Anxiety Disorders In Children and Adolescents

This paper expound on the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, as well as the impact of mindfulness-based interventions on depressive symptoms in adolescents. A meta-analysis of 115 randomized controlled trials involving over 7,000 young participants revealed that CBT interventions were significantly more effective than alternatives, particularly for specific phobias. The study also found that CBT was equally effective in individual and group formats. Additionally, the paper explores how mindfulness-based interventions can improve emotion regulation skills, foster positive self-concept and self-compassion, and enhance interpersonal relationships among adolescents with depressive symptoms. Keywords: Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Anxiety Disorders, Children, Adolescents Journal Reference Format: Longe, Bankole-Philips A. (2024): Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) For Anxiety Disorders In Children and Adolescents. Social Informatics, Business, Politics, Law, Environmental Sciences &amp; Technology Journal. Vol. 10, No. 2. Pp 1-4. www.isteams/socialinformaticsjournal. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/SIJ/V10N2P1