Self-Perception Profile of Adolescent Girls at a Single-Sex and a Mixed-Sex School |
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| Authors: | Jacqueline Granleese Stephen Joseph |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Banking and Commerce , University of Ulster Coleraine , Northern Ireland;2. Department of Psychology , University of Ulster , Coleraine Northern Ireland |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to investigate the association between attendance at either a single- or a mixed-sex school and scores on the Self-Perception Profile for Children (Harter, 1985). Subjects included 143 Northern Irish adolescent girls from a single-sex secondary school in Belfast and 24 adolescent girls from a mixed-sex secondary school matched for location and religious affiliation. Results indicated that girls from the single-sex school were less happy than girls at the mixed-sex school with respect to their physical appearance, but more satisfied with their behavioral conduct. In addition, physical appearance was the best predictor of global self-worth for girls at the mixed-sex school, whereas behavioral conduct was the best predictor of global self-worth for girls at the single-sex school. |
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