Self-Perspectives across the Life Span

Richard P. Lipka is Professor and Director of the Center for Educational Service, Evaluation, and Research at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas. Thomas M. Brinthaupt is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. They are coeditors of The Self: Definitional and Methodological Issues, also published by SUNY Press.

"The authors have provided clearly written and well balanced accounts of the problems and possibilities inherent in 'self' that have been explored through the life span. The book provides information that clarifies and more precisely defines the various aspects of 'self,' discusses refinements in self research designs, and explains what problems still need to be addressed. It extends many of these concepts to older age levels, which makes the book of major interest to a new group of professional readers." — Doris Bergen, Miami University

• IntroductionRichard P. Lipka and Thomas M. Brinthaupt PART I. EARLY AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD 1. Self-complexity and Self-esteem in Middle ChildhoodKaren M. Anderson 2. The Tasks of Self-development in Middle Childhood and Early AdolescenceStephen R. Shirk and Andrew G. Renouf PART II. LATE CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE 3. Self in School: Age and School Experience EffectsRichard P. Lipka, David P. Hurford, and Mary Jo Litten 4. Self-concept Stability and Change during AdolescenceDavid H. Demo and Ritch C. Savin-Williams PART III. ADULTHOOD AND OLD AGE 5. Variations in Self-esteem in Daily Life: Methodological and Developmental IssuesAnne J. Wells 6. The Best and Worst of It: Age and Sex Differences in Self-discrepancy ResearchDaniel M. Ogilvie and Margaret D. Clark 7. Trait Distinctiveness and Age Specificity in the Self-ConceptJohn H. Mueller, W. Calvin Johnson, Alison Dandoy, and Tim Keller 8. Summary and ImplicationsRichard P. Lipka and Thomas M. Brinthaupt Contributors Subject Index Author Index