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Success, failure, and self-other orientations.

P S Fry

    The Journal of Psychology
    |May 1, 1976
    PubMed
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    Success experiences significantly boost self-esteem, social interest, and power perceptions in adolescents. Failure experiences did not yield the same positive shifts in self-perception. This highlights the impact of achievement on adolescent psychological development.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Social Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology

    Background:

    • Adolescent self-perception is influenced by achievement experiences.
    • Understanding the impact of success and failure on personality is crucial for psychological assessment.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effects of success and failure on adolescent self-perceptions.
    • To examine how achievement experiences influence self-esteem, social interest, egocentricity, power, and individuation.

    Main Methods:

    • Sixty adolescents were assigned to success, failure, or control groups.
    • Participants completed achievement tasks assessing intellectual ability.
    • Changes in self-perception variables were measured using a symbols task.

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    Main Results:

    • Adolescents in the success condition showed significantly greater positive changes in self-esteem, social interest, and power.
    • These positive shifts were more pronounced compared to the failure and control groups.
    • No significant differences were noted for egocentricity and individuation.

    Conclusions:

    • Success experiences positively impact key aspects of adolescent self-perception.
    • Findings have implications for personality assessment and understanding social functioning in adolescents.
    • Interventions aimed at fostering success may enhance adolescent psychological well-being.