SCQ (SELF CONCEPT QUESTIONNAIRE)

Aim: to asses an individual’s standing in the six dimensions of self-concept i.e.

physical ,social ,moral, temperamental , educational and intellectual by DR R.K
SARASWAT though the self-concept questionnaire.

INTRODUCTION
Basic concept

What is self-concept?
Self-concept is our personal knowledge of who we are, encompassing all of
our thoughts and feelings about ourselves physically, personally, and
socially. Self-concept also includes our knowledge of how we behave our
capabilities, and our individual characteristics. Our self-concept develops
most rapidly during early childhood and adolescence, but self-concept
continues to form and change over time as we learn more about ourselves.

Social psychologist Roy Baumeister says that self-concept should be

understood as a knowledge structure. People pay attention to themselves,
noticing both their internal states and responses and their external
behavior. Through such self-awareness, people collect information about
themselves. Self-concept is built from this information and continues to
develop as people expand their ideas about who they are.

Early research on self-concept suffered from the idea that self-concept is a

single, stable, unitary conception of the self. More recently, however,
scholars have recognized it as a dynamic, active structure that is impacted
by both the individual’s motivations and the social situation.

Types of self concept-

Rogers' Three Parts of Self-Concept

Humanist psychologist Carl Rogers believed that self-concept is made up of
three different parts:

 Ideal self: The ideal self is the person you want to be. This person has
the attributes or qualities you are either working toward or want to
possess. It's who you envision yourself to be if you were exactly as you
wanted.
 Self-image: Self-image refers to how you see yourself at this moment in
time. Attributes like physical characteristics, personality traits, and social
roles all play a role in your self-image.
 Self-esteem: How much you like, accept, and value yourself all
contribute to your self-concept. Self-esteem can be affected by a
number of factors—including how others see you, how you think you
compare to others, and your role in society.

ABOUT THE TEST

Initially developed by DR RAJKAUMAR SARASWAT (1984), the Self
Concept Questionnaire is one of the more popular questionnaires when it
comes to measuring self-concept.The questionnaire itself contains 48
statements that aim to measure self-concept across six different aspects:

1. Physical
2. Social
3. Temperamental
4. Educational
5. Moral
6. Intellectual

Norms-