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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 30.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2011 Sep 19;47(6):1589–1607. doi: 10.1037/a0025413

Table 4. Correlations of Self-Concept Lability with Mean Levels of Self-Concept, External Evaluations of Competence, and Mental Health Proxy Variables.

Academic Competence Social Competence


1. Self-Concept iLability 2. Self-Concept iMean 3. Teacher-rated Academic Skills iMean 4. Peer Academic Reputation iMean 1. Self-Concept iLability 2. Self-Concept iMean 3. Teacher-ratedSocial Engagement (iMean) 4. Peer-nominated Social Preference iMean 5. Peer-nominated Social Impact iMean
Competence
Mean Levels (iMean)
 2. Self-Concept -.20* -- -.28* --
 3. Teacher-rated Competence -.17* .52* -- -.13* .31* --
 4. Peer-nominated (PAR/Social Preference) -.22* .50* .76* -- -.21* .43* .47* --
 5. Peer-nominated (Social Impact) -.05 .10* .18* -.02 --
Mental health “proxy”
Mean Levels (iMean)
 Self-worth -.16* .75* .33* .33* -.22* .69* .29* .27* .08
 Self-rated Loneliness .15* -.45 -.20* -.26* .24* -.60* -.22* -.36* .01
 Peer-nominated Victimization .15* -.14* -.19* -.40* .15* -.35* -.24* -.69* .40*
 Peer-nominated Aggression .06 -.14* -.22* -.30* .04 .01 -.08 -.34* .50*
 Teacher-rated Aggression .03 -.25* -.40* -.37* .05 -.07 -.33* -.39* .23*
 Teacher-rated Attention -.15* .49* .75* .71* -.10* .21* .52* .48* -.06

Note: Correlations are between lability and mean levels of self-concept and competence in academic domain (top left), social domain (top right), and mental health (bottom); “iMean” = individual-level within-subject mean across time, “iLability” = individual-level lability, calculated as the within-subject standard deviation of residuals around each child's own growth curve; Bolded values are used to highlight the correlations of self-concept lability with mean levels of self-concept, competence, and mental health variables;

*

= p<.05.