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Scale of self-assessment of social behavior of adolescents

Aim was to develop Scale of Self-Assessment of Social Behavior of Adolescents and to verify its psychometric characteristics. e semantic differential method was used with respect to postmodernist concept of reflexive projection of personality. In the pilot study with 300 students in vocational schools (58% male ; 15-19 years, M = 16, 06, SD = 0, 96) a total of 64 semantic differential method pairs of adjectives were established, grounded in the implicit theories of personality. Factor structure was verified with exploratory factor analysis, and pairs of adjectives were selected to formulate subscales of satisfactory psychometric properties: Conventionality, Self-promotion and Sociability. e structure of the proposed scale was replicated in the main study conducted on 1125 students in vocational schools (63% male ; 15-18 years, M = 16.46, SD = 1.01). ere were relatively high average values found in all subscales. Intercorrelations among the subscales were high and positive indicating a connection between the observed self-assessment. It was determined that female adolescents have a significantly higher score on the Conventionality and Sociability than male adolescents. Analysis of differences by age group indicated that seventeen year olds had the lowest average scores on all three subscales. e obtained dimensions of adolescent self-assessment were discussed and the possibilities of contribution of these results in advisory work with adolescents in vocational schools were implied.

Self-Assessment; Social Behavior; Adolescents; Scale Construction

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