Self acceptability and descriptions of sociometric choices.
- 1 September 1955
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
- Vol. 51 (2) , 260-262
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0049188
Abstract
Each of 54 undergraduate Ss completed a multiple-choice personality description blank describing himself, his ideal self, and best liked and least liked fellow student of the same sex. A self acceptability score was derived by comparing the items on the self and ideal self descriptions. Comparisons were then made between the acceptability and unacceptability of self descriptions and descriptions of positive and negative sociometric choices. In general, "Ss were found to describe persons they like best as more similar to themselves than persons they like least. However, the extent of this similarity appears to be determined in part by the individual's acceptance or unacceptance of himself." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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