Classroom environment and locus of control in identifying high and low self-concept in fourth- and fifth-graders

Psychol Rep. 1990 Jun;66(3 Pt 2):1152-4. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1990.66.3c.1152.

Abstract

This study examined classroom environment and locus of control in identifying successfully children showing high and low self-concepts. In their respective intact classrooms, 107 fourth- and fifth-graders were administered the Piers-Harris Children's Self-concept Scale, the Classroom Environment Scale, and the Nowicki-Strickland Children's Locus of Control Scale. A stepwise discriminant analysis indicated that four variables in combination successfully classified 76% all cases, suggesting the importance of environmental factors associated with classrooms and locus of control in identifying self-concepts of children of elementary-school age.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internal-External Control*
  • Male
  • Personality Tests*
  • Self Concept*
  • Social Environment*