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Intracultural variations in the concept of self: A comparison of educated and less educated Filipino women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

Jeanne L. Edman  and
Velma A. Kameoka
Jeanne L. Edman
Affiliation:
University of Hawai'i
Velma A. Kameoka
Affiliation:
University of Hawai'i
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Abstract

This study examined the concept of self among 48 educated and 50 less educated Filipino women. Participants completed the Concept of Self Scale that contained 12 items describing collectivistic and individualistic perspectives on self. Educated women rated themselves as significantly higher than less educated women on two individualistic descriptors, while the less educated rated themselves significantly higher on seven collectivistic descriptors. Low SES women rated themselves higher on collectivistic descriptors than middle SES women. These findings are discussed in relation to the growing literature on cultural perspectives on the self and suggest a need to examine factors that may explain intracultural differences in the concept of self.

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South Pacific Journal of Psychology , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , 1999 , pp. 1 - 8
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Copyright © University of Papua New Guinea and the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Territory University, Australia 1999

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