A study of variables influencino self‐concept and ideal self‐concept among students in the basic speech course

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether students' self‐concepts or ideal self‐concepts were different at the beginning and the end of a basic speech course, and whether any revealed differences were related to the sex of the student and to the total discrepancy between self‐concept and ideal self‐concept. Subjects demonstrated initial differences on the variables of sex and levels of total discrepancy. While most students maintained a fairly stable ideal self‐concept during the semester, both males and females tended to increase self‐concept. Significant differences in the subjects' final scores were related to the variables of sex and total discrepancy.