SELF-IDEAL DISCREPANCY AND THE CORRELATES SEX AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
A PSYCHOLOGICAL construct that seems to be directly related to personal adjustment is favorable ness of self-perception (11). Most discouraging from the standpoint of those concerned with the ed ucation of pr?adolescents are the indications that a sharp decrease in favorableness of self-perception occurs during grades three to five (5). In general, researchers in this area have con cerned themselves with two measures both con sidered measures of self-acceptance. One measure is simply the favorableness of self-perception, while the other self-acceptance measure is the degree of similarity between self-perception and perception of the "ideal-self". This latter perceptual entity con stitutes the perception an individual would prefer to have of himself. Both se If-acceptance measures have been shown to be related to personal adj us t ment (11). PURPOSE