The construction of the self : a developmental perspective / Susan Harter ; foreword by Kurt W. Fischer.
Material type: TextSeries: Distinguished contributions in psychologyPublication details: New York : Guilford Press, c1999.Description: xv, 413 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 1572304324 (alk. paper)
- 1572307161 (pbk.)
- 155.2 HAR
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
How do children and adolescents see themselves, and how do their self-perceptions relate to their relationships with others? How do cognitive and social processes interact in the development of each person's unique sense of self? Drawing upon the author's decades of innovative research, this long-awaited volume traces the stages of self-development and examines how self-representations affect functioning across diverse domains. With special attention to gender and cultural variables, chapters cover such topics as pathways to low self-worth and depression; the effects of child abuse; conflict provoked by shifting roles and self- representations in adolescence; and the authenticity of the self. The concluding chapter covers interventions designed to promote adaptive self-evaluations.
Contemporary issues and historical perspectives -- Normative development of self-representations during childhood -- Normative development of self-representations during adolescence -- Developmental emergence of self-conscious emotions -- Content, valence, and organization of self-evaluative judgments -- Discrepancies between real and ideal self-concepts -- Social sources of individual differences in self-evaluation -- Model of the causes, correlates, and consequences of global self-worth -- Authenticity of the self -- Effects of child abuse on I-self and me-self processes -- Autonomy and connectedness as dimensions of the self -- Interventions to promote adaptive self-evaluations.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Contemporary Issues and Historical Perspectives
- 2 The Normative Development of Self-Representations during Childhood
- 3 The Normative Development of Self-Representations during Adolescence
- 4 The Developmental Emergence of Self-Conscious Emotions
- 5 The Content, Valence, and Organization of Self-Evaluative Judgments
- 6 Discrepancies between Real and Ideal Self-Concepts
- 7 Social Sources of Individual Differences in Self-Evaluation
- 8 A Model of the Causes, Correlates, and Consequences of Global Self-Worth
- 9 The Authenticity of the Self
- 10 The Effects of Child Abuse on I-Self and Me-Self Processes
- 11 Autonomy and Connectedness as Dimensions of the Self
- 12 Interventions to Promote Adaptive Self-Evaluations