Self Perception (International Perspectives on Individual Differences, V. 2)
Contributors: Richard J, Riding (Editor); Stephen G. Rayner (Editor)
Publisher: Ablex Publishing
Published: August 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781567505894
Subjects: Cognition & cognitive psychology; The self, ego, identity, personality; Self-esteem in adolescence; Education; Psychology; Developmental - Adolescent; Educational Psychology; Education / Educational Psychology; Cross-cultural studies
First sentence: Historical scholars of the self, notably James (1890) and Cooley (1902), not only posited that an individual constructs an overall judgment about his/her worth as a person but speculates on the origins of this global evaluation of the self, namely, self-esteem or self-worth.