Study on University Students'Appraisals of Their Earlier and Present Selves / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Using questionnaire of self-concept to 144 senior students,the study tries to understand the character of university students'appraisals of their social comparison,appraisals of their earlier and present selves.The result showsFor all social comparison in the past and present,university students tend to rank themselves as superior to a majority of their peers;in comparison with their earlier and present selves,there is significant difference in feature,school achievement,maturation,ambition,and self-acceptance.And present self is superior to earlier self on feature and self-acceptance,inferior to earlier self on school achievement,ambition and maturation.