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The Self-Concept

European Perspectives on its Development, Aspects, and Applications

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Louis Oppenheimer

    1. Vakgroep Ontwikkelingspsychologie, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Recent Research in Psychology (PSYCHOLOGY)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: Research on the Self-Concept — the State of the Art in Eastern and Western Europe

    • Louis Oppenheimer
    Pages 1-7

  3. Concepts within the Self-Concept: A Developmental Study on Differentiation

    • Annerieke Oosterwegel, Louis Oppenheimer
    Pages 9-21

  4. The Development of Body Schemes in Children Aged 18–36 Months

    • Adriana Lis, Paola Venuti
    Pages 23-30

  5. Development of Self-Descriptions in the Context of Play: A Longitudinal Study

    • Belén Garcia Torres
    Pages 31-43

  6. Children’s Conceptions of Selfhood and Others: Self-Other Differentiation

    • Louis Oppenheimer, Nel Warnars-Kleverlaan, Peter C. M. Molenaar
    Pages 45-61

  7. Sense of Personal Continuity and Distinctiveness from Others in Childhood

    • Anna Kwiatkowska
    Pages 63-74

  8. Influence of Parent-Infant Interactions on the Development of Self-Recognition

    • Victoria Hidalgo
    Pages 75-85

  9. The Relationship of the Development of Types of Self-Concept in Childhood To Personality Characteristics

    • Margit Király Dévai
    Pages 87-96

  10. The Characteristics of Adolescents’ Self-Concept

    • Hedvig Katona-Sallay
    Pages 97-105

  11. Social Support, Achievement Evaluations, and Self-Concepts in Adolescence

    • Reinhard Pekrun
    Pages 107-119

  12. Self-Esteem and Empathy as Related to Participation in the Arts or Sports Activities

    • Mirja Kalliopuska
    Pages 121-132

  13. Prosocial Behavior in Competitive Games: A Study Of Gender-Differences at Primary School Age

    • Ada Fonzi, Fulvio Tassi
    Pages 133-142

  14. Development of Perceived Competence in Physically Handicapped and Non-Handicapped Children

    • Saskia Kunnen
    Pages 143-158

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 159-160
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About this book

From the Preface: "The purpose of this book is to present the state-of-the-art of the study of the self-concept in Eastern and Western Europe. It offers an overview of the type of questions, points of emphasis, employed methodologies, and major findings in the various European countries... while some of the issues treated in this book relate to well researched areas in the study of the self-concept, others present new ideas, approaches, and methodologies."

Editors and Affiliations

  • Vakgroep Ontwikkelingspsychologie, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Louis Oppenheimer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Self-Concept

  • Book Subtitle: European Perspectives on its Development, Aspects, and Applications

  • Editors: Louis Oppenheimer

  • Series Title: Recent Research in Psychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84143-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-52371-0Published: 04 April 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-84143-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-7532

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 160

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Developmental Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Sociology, general

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