The Structure of Academic Self-Concept: A Methodological Review and Empirical Illustration of Central Models

Autor/inn/en	Arens, A. Katrin; Jansen, Malte; Preckel, Franzis; Schmidt, Isabelle; Brunner, Martin
Titel	The Structure of Academic Self-Concept: A Methodological Review and Empirical Illustration of Central Models
Quelle	In: Review of Educational Research, 91 (2021) 1, S.34-72 (39 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Arens, A. Katrin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-6543
DOI	10.3102/0034654320972186
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; High School Students; Self Concept; Models; Psychometrics; Academic Achievement; Self Concept Measures; Factor Structure; Network Analysis; Factor Analysis; Correlation; Goodness of Fit; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Selbstkonzept; Analogiemodell; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Schulleistung; Faktorenstruktur; Netzplantechnik; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Deutschland
Abstract	The structure of academic self-concept (ASC) is assumed to be multidimensional and hierarchical. This methodological review considers the most central models depicting the structure of ASC: a higher-order factor model, the Marsh/Shavelson model, the nested Marsh/Shavelson model, a bifactor representation based on exploratory structural equation modeling, and a first-order factor model. We elaborate on how these models represent the theoretical assumptions on the structure of ASC and outline their inherent psychometric properties. We analyzed these models using a data set of German 10th-grade students (N = 1,232) including a wide range of domain-specific ASCs as well as general ASC. The correlations among ASCs and between ASCs and academic achievement varied depending on the structural model used. We conclude with discussing recommendations for research purposes and advantages and limitations of each ASC model. Our approach may also guide research on other affective or motivational constructs (e.g., academic anxiety or interest). (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01