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Self—Regard and Social Acceptability

Self—Regard and Social Acceptability SAM BALL The scientific study of the concept of the self is relatively modem, though the importance of such a concept has long been recognized in philosophical writings. During the last two decades a group of psychological theorists has suggested that the self must be placed in a central position in personality theory for there to be an adequate understanding of human behaviour. This group, among whom are Lecky, Combs and Snygg, and Rogers, has chosen a phenomenological concept of self, rejecting the Freudian ego concept.' Many empirical studies have also found it fruitful to regard self phenomenologically as that which a person consciously believes himself to be. Some research studies undertaken using this concept of self-regard have sought to explore relationships between self-regard and other psychological variables such as acceptance of others, authoritarianism and social acceptability (acceptance by others). The present study has examined certain aspects of self-regard and of social acceptability and relationships between them. Two groups of hypotheses were put forward, the first group involving a non-experimental examination of relationships between these variables; the second group of hypotheses sought to clarify the relationships through attempts at experimental manipulation of self-regard and sociometric status. 1"he llyj)otheses (a) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Education SAGE

Self—Regard and Social Acceptability

Ball, Sam
Australian Journal of Education , Volume 7 (3): 15 – Oct 1, 1963
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© 1963 Australian Council for Educational Research
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0004-9441
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10.1177/000494416300700306
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SAM BALL The scientific study of the concept of the self is relatively modem, though the importance of such a concept has long been recognized in philosophical writings. During the last two decades a group of psychological theorists has suggested that the self must be placed in a central position in personality theory for there to be an adequate understanding of human behaviour. This group, among whom are Lecky, Combs and Snygg, and Rogers, has chosen a phenomenological concept of self, rejecting the Freudian ego concept.' Many empirical studies have also found it fruitful to regard self phenomenologically as that which a person consciously believes himself to be. Some research studies undertaken using this concept of self-regard have sought to explore relationships between self-regard and other psychological variables such as acceptance of others, authoritarianism and social acceptability (acceptance by others). The present study has examined certain aspects of self-regard and of social acceptability and relationships between them. Two groups of hypotheses were put forward, the first group involving a non-experimental examination of relationships between these variables; the second group of hypotheses sought to clarify the relationships through attempts at experimental manipulation of self-regard and sociometric status. 1"he llyj)otheses (a)

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Published: Oct 1, 1963

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