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Self-concept refers to the entirety of an individual’s thoughts and feelings about the self (Rosenberg 1979). The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS) is a self-report, multidimensional measure that aims to capture this construct.
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Much like early theories of intelligence, the first notions of self-concept emphasized a unidimensional – or general – approach for conceptualization. However, as it became more common for instruments to be developed in accordance with a priori theory and factors as opposed to post hoc attempts at imposing structure, a number of researchers (e.g., Marsh et al. 1985) began to suggest that self-concept was multidimensional in nature (Marsh and Richards 1988). In contrast to most early measures, Fitts (1965) recognized the need for an instrument that was “multi-dimensional in its description of self-concept” (p. 1) and created the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale to meet this need.
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Pauldine, M.R., Warren, J.A., Swails, J.A. (2017). Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_93-1
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