Self-Awareness and the Locus of the Self-Knowledge...

TITLE Self-awareness and the locus of the self-knowledge development: a comparison study to investigate developmental sequences using semi-structured self concept interviews. ABSTRACT This study examines the view that self-awareness gradually develops with a shift from physical to psychological characteristics whilst the locus of self-knowledge progressively transfers from others to the self. Previous research implementing semi-structured self concept interviews to investigate self descriptions amongst young children of various age groups supported these findings, underpinning the theories of a gradual emergence and elaboration of the self as a subject and the self as an object of knowledge. In the current study, a comparison†¦show more content†¦Rosenbergs (ibid) findings indicated that younger children tend to describe more physical activities and characteristics whilst this gradually develops to include relationships and interpersonal traits, eventually shifting to more inner qualities. Rosenberg (1979, as cited in: The Open University, 2010, pp. 21-22) also found that the locus of self-knowledge gradually shifted from a reliance on another person as p oint of reference for judging themselves, towards the self. This study intends to investigate, and confirm, the findings of Rosenberg (1979, as cited in: The Open University, 2010, pp. 21-22) by analysing transcripts of semi-structured interviews with two children aged eight and sixteen. This was done within the meaning of investigating the development of the self concept and the locus of self-knowledge. 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