Cregan, Sadhbh (2023) ‘’Although, I'll never really be the best at anything’’: A Comparative Analysis of Negative Self-descriptions and Gender During Emerging Adulthood. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Abstract An individual's self-description illustrates their conceptualizations of their identity and perceptions of self. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there are gender differences in how males and females negatively describe themselves during emerging adulthood. The study explored the hypothesis that the number of negative self-descriptions are related to gender in the population. It was expected that females would engage in more negative self-description than males. To conduct the study, 115 first year Psychology students at the University of Groningen were instructed to describe themselves for three minutes, while alone in an experiment room. These self-descriptions were transcribed and coded based on the IMICA manual and 39 participants negatively self-described. The self-descriptions of 19 males and 20 females were compared in terms of gender differences in relation to negative self-description counts and negative self-description content. This investigation was both qualitative and quantitative. The analysis found that in the context of this study, gender did not have an influence on the participants' negative self-description. However, further research is needed to explore this more definitively. These findings have implications for understanding the ways in which males and females perceive themselves during emerging adulthood and how those perceptions may influence their mental health, social functioning and well-being. Keywords: negative self-description, gender differences, self-concept, emerging adulthood
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gmelin, J.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 10 May 2023 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 10 May 2023 10:30 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1953 |
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