Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The MSCS is designed to measure multiple context‐dependent dimensions of self‐concept. Self‐concept here is viewed as a multidimensional behavioral construct (Degulach, 1992), and the MSCS measures six contextual domains in six scales of 25 items each: Social competence related to interactions with others, Success/failure in attainment of goals, Recognition of affective behaviors, Academic achievement and competence in other school‐related activities, Competence related to interactions with family members, Physical attractiveness and prowess. Subscore(s): Self-Concept
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Self Awareness ; Social Awareness ; Self-Concept
Languages
English
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
150 items, 4‐point Likert scale format; typical time for completion is 30 minutes. Can be administered in groups or individually.
Access and Use
Open Access
No
Setting
Undefined
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Bracken, B. A., Bunch, S., Keith, T. Z., & Keith, P. B. (2000). Child and adolescent multidimensional self‚Äêconcept: A five‚Äêinstrument factor analysis. Psychology in the Schools, 37(6), 483-493. https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6807(200011)37:6<483::AID-PITS1>3.0.CO;2-R Bracken, B. A., & Howell, K. K. (1991). Multidimensional self concept validation: A three-instrument investigation. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 9(4), 319-328. https://doi.org/10.1177/073428299100900403
Delugach, R. R. et al. (1992). Self concept: Multidimensional construct exploration. Psychology in the Schools, 29(3), 213-223. https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6807(199207)29:3<213::AID-PITS2310290303>3…
Young, E. L., & Sudweeks, R. R. (2005). Gender differential item functioning in the multidimensional self concept scale with a sample of early adolescent students. Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development, 38(1), 29-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2005.11909767
