Psychological Development and Education ›› 2012, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 39-46.

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College Students’ Tripartite Self-construal’s and Autonomy

LIU Yan, ZOU Hong   

  1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Online:2012-01-15 Published:2012-01-15

Abstract: This research examined the relationship of college students'tripartite self-construals and autonomy.The sample consisted of 477 college students came from four universities.The results showed that:(1)Individual self was negative associated with external regulation,and positively associated with identified regulation and integrative regulation.(2)Relational self was positive associated with external regulation and introjected regulation,and it moderated the relationships between individual self and external regulation,identified regulation.(3)Collective self was negatively associated with external regulation,and positively associated with introjected regulation, identified regulation and integrated regulation.And collective self could moderate the relationship between individual self and introjected regulation.The present study verfied the positive relationship between individual self and personal autonomy,and revealed the pattern how relational self and collective self increase the level of personal autonomy.

Key words: self-construal, individual self, relational self, collective self, autonomy

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3
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