DIMENZIJE SAMOPOIMANJA DJECE U ODNOSU NA OPAŽENU SOCIJALNU PODRŠKU IZ RAZLIČITIH IZVORA
THE DIMENSIONS OF CHILDREN'S SELF-CONCEPTIONS IN RELATION TO PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES

Summary/Abstract: In the paper different aspects of boys' and girls' selfconceptions in early adolescence are examined. The main objective of this research was to determine the relationship between the perceived social support from different sources (parents, teachers, friends, classmates) and global self-worth as well as various self-concept dimensions (scholastic competence, social acceptance, athletic competence, physical appearance, behavioural conduct). The research was conducted on a sample of 340 sixth and seventh-grade primary school pupils. Stubjects were administered adapted versions of Harter’s (1985) scales measuring different self-concept and social support dimensions. Boys show significantly higher results on global self-worth, physical appearance and scholastic competence scales. Girls estimate that they are getting more social support from their parents and friends than boys. Separate hierarchical regression analyses were conducted on the results for the boys and girls samples with self-concept dimensions and global self-worth as criterion variables and various sources of perceived social support as predictor variables.

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