Code Elaboration and Self-Concept States
Keywords
Language, Twenty Statements Test, Social Interaction
Abstract
A study was conducted to explore the relationship between selected aspects of language and the self. The semantic differential and the Twenty Statements Test were administered to high school students in two urban settings. A rationale for using the TST both as a measure of self and as a language task is presented. The results of analysis showed that code elaboration was inversely related to self-esteem and positively related to derogation. These associations are interpreted as a consequence of the type of social interaction made possible by code elaboration.
Original Publication Citation
"""Code Elaboration and Self Concept States,"" Journal of Social Psychology 90 (June):45-51 (with J. Nash and A. J. Weigert)."
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Nash, Jeffrey F.; Thomas, Darwin L.; and Weigert, Andrew J., "Code Elaboration and Self-Concept States" (1973). Faculty Publications. 5697.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5697
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1973
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/8427
Publisher
Journal of Social Psychology
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
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