Gender self-discrepancies in middle childhood: influences on children’s personal and social adjustment

A self-discrepancy is a cognitive incompatibility between a conception of the desired self and the perception of the actual self (Higgins, 1987; Rogers & Dymond, 1954). The purpose of this dissertation is to gain a better understanding of the effects of gender self-discrepancies on the personal...

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Other Authors:	Cooper, Patrick J. (author)
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	Florida Atlantic University
Subjects:	Adjustment (Psychology) in children Gender identity Identity (Psychology) in adolescence Self actualization (Psychology) Sex differences (Psychology)
Online Access:	http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004187 http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004187