从强项到强项：新西兰青少年自我感知强项的 18 年比较

From strength to strength: an 18-year comparison of New Zealand adolescents' self-perceived strengths.

机构信息

Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand.

出版信息

Aust N Z J Public Health. 2012 Apr;36(2):167-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00816.x. Epub 2012 Jan 2.

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00816.x

PMID:22487352

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To examine whether self-views of New Zealand (NZ) adolescents have become more positive or negative over time.

METHOD

We compared the self-perceptions of 609 adolescents in 1987, with 499 adolescents in 2005 using a 22-item measure of perceived strengths.

RESULTS

The mean scores for total strengths fell by 2.4 (0.5sd) from 1987 to 2005. Endorsement of most strengths decreased over time, with especially marked decreases in perceptions of being 'healthy', 'careful', 'good with pets', and 'popular'. There were increases among the girls in perceptions of being 'attractive' and 'confident' while boys showed decreases in these strengths. Boys also showed an especially marked decrease in being 'good at sport'.

CONCLUSIONS

The findings point to significant changes in self-perceived strengths among NZ adolescents over time. An examination of changes in other critical variables suggests reasons why this may be occurring.

摘要

目的

考察新西兰青少年的自我认知是否随时间推移变得更加积极或消极。

方法

我们比较了 1987 年的 609 名青少年和 2005 年的 499 名青少年对 22 项感知优势的自我认知。

结果

从 1987 年到 2005 年，总优势得分下降了 2.4（0.5sd）。大多数优势的认可度随时间推移而下降，尤其是在“健康”、“小心”、“擅长宠物”和“受欢迎”方面的认知下降更为明显。女孩对“有吸引力”和“自信”的认知有所增加，而男孩在这些优势方面的认知则有所下降。男孩在“擅长运动”方面的认知也明显下降。