Students' Self-Concepts and Perceived Behaviors and Their Relationship with Professors' Perceived Behaviors

Abstract

In an earlier study Parish in 1988 found that children's perceived hateful behaviors of their parents were associated with diminished self-concepts of their college-age children. In the present study, students' perceptions of hateful behaviors by professors likewise were associated with diminished self-concepts of their college students (r = .18) as well as how hatefully these students acted toward their professors (r = .39). Finally, how hatefully students acted toward their professors was also significantly related to how negatively they perceived themselves (i.e., developed a low self-concept) (r = .17). Explanations and possible implications of these findings are discussed.