Self-concept: research's isues

This line considers three aims: 1. to identify the dimensions (structure factor) of the physical, personal and social self-concepts and to measure them (constructing measurement instruments); 2. to identify the variability of self-concept domains and dimensions in relation to factors such as age, gender, and social and personal facets, which, in turn, will enable us to verify the validity of new instruments for measuring; 3. to develop guidelines and strategies for psycho-educational intervention, and to verify their effectiveness regarding improvements in the self-concept. Since the nineties, an interesting line of research has developed (in which the work carried out over the past ten years by the research group that presents this project is included) around the internal structure of a physical self-concept and the strong links it has with eating disorders, practising sports, psychological well-being, and healthy lifestyles, for instance. This project seeks to extend the line of research carried out on the physical self-concept to the personal and social domains of the self-concept, on the one hand, and on the other, to generate new proposals and resources in academic intervention which are coherent with the new knowledge gained on the self-concept.