Self-concept of Jewish and Arab adolescents in Israel

John E. Hofman; Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi; Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz

doi:10.1037//0022-3514.43.4.786

Self-concept of Jewish and Arab adolescents in Israel

John E. Hofman, Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz

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A 38-item Adolescent Self-Concept Scale was administered in 5 Jewish and 5 Arab schools. Scores were intercorrelated and factor analyzed separately for the Jewish (n = 740) and the Arab (n = 750) samples. Factor patterns were similar in item composition but differed in the percentage of variance accounted for by the factors. Specifically, Self-Praise, Life Satisfaction, and Work Outlook made up the leading cluster of factors in the Jewish sample; Self-Criticism, Religion, and Peer Relations were the analogous factors in the Arab sample. Also, Jewish item means indicated a somewhat more positive self-concept than those obtained for Arabs. Differences between factor patterns and item means are explained in terms of the marginal status of Arabs in Israeli society, whereas similarities point to the generality of adolescent experience. (21 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	786-792
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.43.4.786
State	Published - Oct 1982

Keywords

factor structure, self concept, Jewish vs Arab adolescents, Israel

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Social Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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