The Construction of the Self
Subtitle: A Developmental Perspective
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press; Guilford Press
Published: April 19, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9781572304321
Subjects: Child & developmental psychology; Cognition & cognitive psychology; The self, ego, identity, personality; Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Personal Construct Theory; Clinical Psychology; Self in adolescence; Developmental - General; Mental Health; Personality; Medical-Mental Health; Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Personality; Psychology-Developmental - General; Self in children
First sentence: Interest in self-processes has burgeoned in the past decade within many branches of psychology.
Description: "Drawing upon extensive theoretical knowledge and decades of empirical research by the author and others, this volume traces changes in the structure and content of self-representations from the preschool years through late adolescence. Harter provides a trenchant analysis of the cognitive and social processes responsible for the development of each person's unique sense of self.

Harter's presentation will enrich the work of professionals in developmental, social, clinical, and educational psychology, psychiatry, counseling, and related fields. It serves as a primary text for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses on the development of the self, and as supplemental reading in courses on child development, adolescence, and gender socialization."--BOOK JACKET.