SELF CONCEPT QUESTIONNAIRE

DATE: EXPERIMENTER:
EXP NO: 1 SUBJECT:

PROBLEM: To assess the level of Self-concept of an individual using Dr. R K

INTRODUCTION: The way we perceive ourselves and the ideas we hold about our
competencies and attributes is referred to as self-concept.
It is the individual’s way of looking at himself/herself. A newly born child has no
idea of its self. As a child grows older, the idea of self emerges and its formation begins.
Parents, friends, teachers and significant others play a vital role in shaping a child’s ideas
about self. Our interactions with other people, our experiences and the meaning we give to
them serve as the basis of our self. There are several terms that are eventually synonymous
with self-concept, among them are self-image, ego, self-understanding, self-perception and
the phenomenon self. Rogers defined self-concept as an organized configuration of
perception of the self which are admissible to awareness. According to him, Self-
concept is active, dynamic and malleable. It can be influenced by social situations and
even one’s own motivation for seeking Self-knowledge.
Adolescence is a period in life with its own peculiar characteristics and problems.
Hence for deep penetration into their perceptions, their own physical, social,
temperamental, educational, moral and intellectual spheres of self-concept needs to be
explored.
METHOD
Subject:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Class:

MATERIAL:
1. Self-concept questionnaire
2. Scoring sheet and Manual
3. Pencil
HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION:
The SCQ was developed by Dr. Raj Kumar Saraswat in the year [Link] is used to
measure Self-concept of the individual. The Questionnaire contains 48 items and it
provides six separate dimensions of self-concept, namely physical [view about their
body and health], social [sense of worth in social interactions], temperamental
[emotional state], educational [in relation to school, teachers and co-curricular
activities], moral [moral worth] and intellectual [awareness of their intelligence and
capacity to solve problems].It also gives total Self- concept score.
PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION:
Rapport Formation
Rapport was established between the subject and the tester, prior to the test so that
he/she could feel comfortable and at ease. In such a state, she/he should answer the
questions in a calm manner and any doubts should be cleared before starting the test.
After establishing a good rapport with the subject, the following instructions were
given:
 In each item there are five answer options, there are 48 items in total.
 Don’t leave any question and try to complete as soon as possible.
 There are no right or wrong answers
 Give the first natural answer as it comes to you. When in doubt, give the best
possible answer.
 Read the questions carefully and a `√` for whichever option suits you the best.
 There is no time limit for this test but try not to exceed more than 20-30 minutes.

Precautions
 Optimal conditions for testing were ensured before the test begun
 Time of start and finish were noted
 Subject should be told that there is no correct answer
 Subject should not skip any item
 Subject should be assured of confidentiality of test results.

Test Administration

The subject was called and seated comfortably. After rapport was established, the
instructions were given and the test material was provided to the subject. The subject
was asked to fill in the demographic details. The subject was asked to check whether
he/she left any items unanswered. After the subject completed the test, answer sheet
was taken for scoring.

SCORING:
Scoring is done by hand, with the help of scoring key. The respondent is provided
with five alternatives to give his/her responses ranging from most acceptable to least
acceptable description of his/her self-concept. The responses are in such a way that
the scoring system for all the items will remain the same i.e. 5, 4,3,2,1 whether the
items are positive or negative. If the respondents put a tick mark for first alternative
the score is 5, for second alternative the score is 4 and so on. The summated score of
all the eight items in each self-concept dimension provide the total self-concept score
for that dimension. A high score on this indicates a higher self-concept and vice versa.
Transfer the score of each item on the first page against that item. Now add all the
scores of eight items in that column, this will give you score for that particular
dimension of self-concept.
RESULT:
The performance of the individual for Self-concept is depicted in table no: 1 and no:2.
Table no: 1 gives the performance of the subject across six dimensions of self-concept
along with its interpretation. Table no: 2 provides the total self-concept score of the
individual and its interpretation.

DISCUSSIONS:
In self- concept questionnaire, the subject is assessed across 6 dimensions. Namely,
Physical, social, temperamental, educational, moral and intellectual.
From table no: 1, my subject got a score of ____ in the physical dimension which
means he/she has _____ self-concept of her/his own body, health and physical
appearance and strength.

In social dimension my subject got ____ self-concept which means he/she has ____
self-concept about her interpersonal skills and social interactions.

In temperamental dimension, he/she got a score of ___ which corresponds to ____

He/she got ____ score in educational dimension which shows that he/she has ____
self-concept in relation to school, teachers and extra-curricular activities.

My subject got a score of ___ in moral dimension which means he/she has ____ self-
concept in his/her moral worth.

In intellectual dimension, he/she scored _____ which corresponds to ____ self-

Table: 2 shows the total score of Self-concept for the subject.

CONCLUSION

The subject has ------------- in _______dimensions and ______ in _________-

TABLE: 1
DIMENSIONS A B C D E F
RAW SCORE

TABLE: 2
RAW
SCORE
TOTAL
SCORE
References:
SCQ Manual
NCERT Psychology textbook, Class XII