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Reciprocal Effects of Self-Concept and Performance From a Multidimensional Perspective: Beyond Seductive Pleasure and Unidimensional Perspectives

Marsh, Herbert W., Craven, Rhonda G.·2006·Perspectives on Psychological Science
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-6916.2006.00010.x
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We (Marsh & Craven, 1997) have claimed that academic self-concept and achievement are mutually reinforcing, each leading to gains in the other. Baumeister, Campbell, Krueger, and Vohs (2003) have claimed that self-esteem has no benefits beyond seductive pleasure and may even be detrimental to subsequent performance. Integrating these seemingly contradictory conclusions, we distinguish between (a) older, unidimensional perspectives that focus on global self-esteem and underpin the Baumeister et al. review and (b) more recent, multidimensional perspectives that focus on specific components of self-concept and are the basis of our claim. Supporting the construct validity of a multidimensional perspective, studies show that academic achievement is substantially related to academic self-concept, but nearly unrelated to self-esteem. Consistent with this distinction, research based on our reciprocal-effects model (REM) and a recent meta-analysis show that prior academic self-concept (as opposed to self-esteem) and achievement both have positive effects on subsequent self-concept and achievement. We provide an overview of new support for the generality of the REM for young children, cross-cultural research in non-Western countries, health (physical activity), and nonelite (gymnastics) and elite (international swimming championships) sport. We conclude that future reviews elucidating the significant implications of self-concept for theory, policy, and practice need to account for current research supporting the REM and a multidimensional perspective of self-concept.

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  • There is a positive association between academic achievement and perceived academic competence.

    “Second, as previous research demonstrates a positive association between academic achievement and perceived academic competence (Guay, Marsh &, Boivin, 2003;Marsh & Craven, 2006), we included the participants' school grades as an annual covariate when examining the effects of perceived academic competence.”

    From Low and decreasing self-esteem during adolescence predict adult depression two decades later. (2014) · cites this paper as Marsh & Craven, 2006

  • To date, the majority of evidence for the reciprocal relationship between self-concept and achievement has come from time-series or cross-sectional data collected at schools, to which various structural equation models have been fitted.

    “To date, the majority of evidence for the reciprocal relationship between self-concept and achievement has come from such time-series or cross-sectional data collected at schools, to which various SEMs have been fitted (see Marsh & Craven, 2006 for a narrative review and Huang, 2011 for a meta-analysis of such studies).”

    From Motivation-Achievement Cycles in Learning: a Literature Review and Research Agenda (2022) · cites this paper as Marsh & Craven, 2006

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Authors
Marsh, H. W., & Craven, R. G.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • Western Sydney University (AU)
ORCID
Venue
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2006-06
Volume
1
Issue
2
Pages
133-163
ISSN
  • 1745-6916 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-6924
DOI
10.1111/j.1745-6916.2006.00010.x
OpenAlex
W2117753904
Cited by
1,368
References
136
Citations by year
2026: 85 · 2025: 73 · 2024: 90 · 2023: 73 · 2022: 78 · 2021: 86 · 2020: 77 · 2019: 90 · 2018: 84 · 2017: 66 · 2016: 82 · 2015: 65 · 2014: 78 · 2013: 61 · 2012: 69
FWCI
42.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Perspectives on Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
academic self-concept, self-esteem, reciprocal effects, academic performance, multidimensional self-concept, reciprocal effects model, young children, cross-cultural research, physical activity, gymnastics, swimming, elite sport

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