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J Pers Assess. 1982 Oct;46(5):511-3. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4605_11.

Factor analytic study of the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale.

Journal of personality assessment

T M Wolf, M C Sklov, S M Hunter, L S Webber, G S Berenson

Affiliations

  1. Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, New Orleans 70112, USA.

PMID: 16367632 DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4605_11

Abstract

A factor analysis of the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale was conducted with a biracial u sample of children over a wide age range. The Scale was completed by 348 10-17 year old students in a rural community. Seven factors of 10 had sufficient item loadings to be interpretable. Six matched those found in the manual and an additional factor was found relating to Aggression. Race, sex, and age relationships are also reported for these seven factors.

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