Effect of self-exploration program on the self-concept of a special group of female adolescents

• Main Author: Romasanta, Maria Victoria
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1982
• Subjects: Self-perception in adolescence; Teenage girls; Developmental Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1000; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7838&context=etd_masteral
• Institution: De La Salle University

Adolesence is a period when an individual is trying to come to terms with himself and his environment. It is a time of the final stages of development of a self-concept, the confirmation and integration of which will be crucial in determining the developing individual's adjustment and future maturity status. This study focused on the exploration of the self as a means to enhance the self-conocepts of emotionally-disturbed adolescents who have been identified, e.g. as having poor self-concepts. The researcher attempted to develop a Self-Exploration Program and conduct it in a special school setting because of the verbalized need for career-related programs which will give assistance to the students in their career development.This study attempred to investigate the effect of a Self-Exploration Program on the self-concept of the student-residents of a select special school.