Self-Esteem and the Educational and Vocational Aspirations of Adolescent Girls in South Africa

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ID11012237
AuthorsMargaret S Westaway (University of the Witwatersrand), Margaret Westaway (University of the Witwatersrand), Mervyn Skuy (University of the Witwatersrand)
Year1984
Volume14
Issue4
Pages113-117
Publication date1984-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth African Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0081-2463 • E-ISSN: 2078-208X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/008124638401400401
OpenAlexW2333093892
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited23

The purpose of this study was to examine certain aspects of educational and vocational development in adolescent females. Specifically, the major aims were: (i) To determine the relationship between various self-esteem factors and educational and vocational aspirations, and (ii) to ascertain whether socio-economic status, level of academic achievement, or family size were more influential variables than the self-esteem factors. Subjects were 120 White girls, aged between 15 and 16 years, from four co-educational high schools in the urban area of Johannesburg. Multiple regression analyses indicated that, of five self-esteem factors, self-perceived ability was the most important predictor of educational and vocational aspirations. Discriminant analyses demonstrated that the most important predictors of high educational aspirations were level of academic achievement, socio-economic status, and global self-esteem, whereas self-perceived ability, socio-economic status, and global self-esteem were the most important predictors of high vocational aspirations

Academic achievement · Developmental psychology · Pedagogy · Population · Self-esteem · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Vocational education · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology

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