A Reassessment of the Self-Perception Profile for Children: Factor Structure,Reliability,and Convergent Validity of a French Version among Second through Sixth Grade Children
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A Reassessment of the Self-Perception Profile for Children: Factor Structure,Reliability,and Convergent Validity of a French Version among Second through Sixth Grade Children
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the factor structure, reliability,
and convergent validity of a French version of the Self-Perception Profile for
Children among primary schoolchildren. The study was conducted during the spring
term and entailed group administration of a French version of Harter's
Self-Perception Profile for Children to 466 second grade, 350 third grade, 274
fourth grade children, and 247 sixth grade children. Teacher evaluations, individual
sociometric interviews, and collective administration of a peer assessment measure
were also collected but for second, third, and fourth grade samples only. The factor
structure was evaluated by means of the confirmatory factor analytic procedure. The
convergent validity of each subscale was tested by correlating self-assessment
scores with teachers' and peers' assessments on similar dimensions for each age
group. The results generally supported the five factor solution for all age groups
(similar to the English version) although the magnitudes of the phi estimates
indicated a substantial lack of self-concept differentiation among second and third
grade children. The internal consistency values also indicated that each dimension
could be reliably measured at each age level. Significant convergent validity was
evidenced for all dimensions with the exception of physical appearance.
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