David Watkins, James S. Fleming, Maria Carmen A. Alfon
Shavelson's hierarchical, multifaceted self‐concept model (HMFM) has proven useful to educational and psychological researchers. The reliability and factorial validity of a well‐known HMFM instrument ‐ the Fleming‐Courtney Self‐Rating Scales (SRS) ‐ were examined for a sample of 198 Filipino college students. Confirmatory factor analysis compared six structural models. A six‐factor, oblique model that included two social factors (Social Acceptance and Social Anxiety) fit the data best, and a second‐order factor analysis supported the hierarchical structure of the SRS. The men were significantly higher than the women on three self‐concept scales, but the only large effect was for Physical Abilities, consistent with findings in a U.S. college sample. Results provided some support for the utility of both the SRS and HMFM for Filipinos. © 1989 International Union of Psychological Science
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; California State University, Northridge, United States; University of San Carlos, Philippines
