Abstract
Self-concept and the relationship between self-concept and sex role orientation were examined cross-sectionally in 7th-grade through 12th-grade males and females. Scores on the Tennessee Self Concept Scale indicated low overall self-concept for all subjects. Greater instability of self-concept was found among female adolescents, who showed significant differences in self-concept by grade. When subjects were classified by sex role orientation using the Bern Sex Role Inventory, undifferentiated subjects were found to have lower self-concepts than those classified as androgynous, masculine, or feminine, though the relationship between sex role orientation and self-concept was not as consistent as has been the case in previous research. The data suggest that the transitions from grade school to junior high school and from junior to senior high school pose greater self-concept problems for females than for males and that such transitions should be studied more extensively.