Monday, July 24
2006 SELF Conference

July 23-26, 2006

All sessions will be held at the Michigan League, 911 North University, Ann Arbor, MI,
on the University of Michigan campus

Sunday, July 23

2:00-6:00 pmRegistration - Kalamazoo Room (2nd floor)

6:30-8:00 pmSession chair: Jacque Eccles
BallroomOpening address- Albert Bandura, “Towards an Agentic Theory of the Self”

(2nd floor)R. Shavelson Award Presentation made by Herb Marsh

8:00-9:00 pmReception and Welcome

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Monday, July 24
Monday, July 24

8:00-10:00 am1st session of presentations session (4 panels total)

Michigan RmEudaimonistic Identity Theory, (4 papers)(2nd floor)Chaired by Al Waterman:

Eudaimonistic Identity Theory: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives on Making Life-Shaping Personal Decisions by A.S. Waterman

Optimal Experiences as an Expression of the Self: The Contribution of Eudaimonistic Identity Theory to the Study of Intrinsic Motivation by R. Conti

Exploring Adolescent Self-Defining Activities and Identity Experiences in the United State, Chile, and Italy by E.H. Sharp, J.D. Coatsworth & L. Palen

The Role of Eudaimonistic Identity Theory in Prevention Science and Positive Youth Development by S.J. Schwartz

Henderson RmClassrooms, Teachers & Parents (5 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Jean Healey:

A Structural Model of Intelligence, Parental Involvement, Effort, Self concept and Math Achievement Across Nationality In UAE by M. M. Abu-Hilal

Culture and Motivation in the Classroom: Students Motivation in English Learning in America by X. Chen & L.M. Walters

Opening Doors? Self-Concept of Per-service Teachers in Relation to the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities by J.B. Healey & K. Marder

Parental and Maternal Effects on Children’s Mastery Motivation by S.L. O’Donnell

The Self-Analysis of Teacher Identities in International Teaching Assistants by G. M. Williams

8:00-10:00 amMeasurement (6 papers)BallroomChaired by Katrina Barker:

(2nd floor)Unifying the Literature on Students’ Academic Motivation: A Multidimensional and Hierarchical Representation of Students’ Goals and Academic Self-Concept by K. Barker, M. Dowson & D. McInerney

What it Means to be Australian?: Psychometric Properties of a Newly Developed Instrument and Preliminary Findings by R. Craven, & N. Purdie

The Measurement of Multidimensional Self-Concept in Adults with Mild Intellectual Disability by R. Dixon, R. Craven & A. Martin

Gender and Grade Effects in the Structure of Academic Motivation and Engagement: A Higher Order Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach by J. Green, A. Martin & H. Marsh

Exploring Student Engagement Through Classroom Use of Hypermedia Authoring by P. Nanlohy, G. Munns, & R. Craven

Confirmatory Factor Analysis and a Short Measure of the Five-Factor Model of Personality by P. Parker, A. Martin, M. Dowson & H. Marsh

Koessler RmWell-Being (5 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Tony George:

The Impact of Self-Esteem and Emotional Intelligence on Risky Behavior by Q. Dong

Causal Entities and Causal Relationships: The Role of an Expanded Conceptualization of Attribution Theory in Explaining Student Adjustment in School by T. George, M. Dowson & R. Craven

Predicting Successful Coping in College Students by J. Hagen, S. W. Aziz & S.R. Pacynski

Maintaining Self-Esteem during the Transition to Parenthood: Evidence from a Nine Year Follow-Up by B. Kalicki, W.E. Ftenakis, & G. Peitz

Sources of First-Year Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy by Y. Capa Aydin & W.E. Loadman

10:00-10:15 amBreak – Concourse (2nd floor)

10:15-11:45 amSession chair: Kevin Miller
Ballroom Keynote speaker— Ed Deci, “The Meaning of Self in Self-Determination Theory”

11:45-1:00 pmBuffet Lunch and Poster Session (36 posters, see attached)
Concourse, Hussey & Vandenberg Rooms (2nd floor)

1:00-2:30 pmSession chair: Ulrich Trautwein
BallroomKeynote speaker—Jari-Erik Nurmi, “Socialization and Self-development During
(2nd floor)Adolescence: Thinking about and Acting Upon the Future”

2:30-2:45 pmBreak – Concourse (2nd floor)

2:45-5:10 pm2nd session of presentations (3 panels total)

Henderson RmCross Cultural/Cultural (7 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Dennis McInerney:

Developing a Standardized Measure of Student Motivation for Use in Diverse Cultural Settings: An Overview of Research by J. Ali, & D.M. McInerney

Toward a Model of Acculturative Self-Concept by S.B. Lee

Predictors of Intention to Go on to University: Are These the Same Across Cultures? by D.M. McInerney

Indian National Identity of Muslim and Hindu Minorities: An Eco-Cultural Perspectiveby M.G. Husain & Nurjahan

A Multiple Goal Analysis of Female Japanese University Students’ Motivation by D. Da Silva, D. McInerney, V. McInerney & M. Dowson

Psychological Influences of Student Achievement in Developing Countries: A Psychometric Study of Future Goals by G. Nelson, D.M. McInerney, R. Craven & M. Dowson

Family and Motivation Effects on Reading and Mathematics Achievement: Country-,
School-, and Student-Level Analyses in 41 Countries by M. Chiu & X. Zeng

Koessler RmWhat is Moral Engagement and Why are We Mindful of It? (5 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Theresa Thorkildsen:

Why Explore Moral Engagement in Public Schools? by T.A. Thorkildsen

Working Hard or Hardly Working: How Adolescents Justify Cheating by C.J. Golant, & L.D. Richesin

Relations between Students’ Moral Engagement and Belief in a Just World by E. Cambray-Engstrom & T.A. Thorkildsen

Future and Practicing Teachers’ Moral Engagement by E.M. Gates

Moral Identity as a Source of Moral Motivation by S. Hardy

BallroomMotivation (7 papers) (2nd floor)Chaired by Ulrich Trautwein:

Predicting Chinese Students’ Critical Thinking Performance: Critical Thinking Self-Concept, Verbal Ability, Personality, and Need for Cognition by K. Hau, I.T. Ho, & Y.L. Ku

Interrelations among University Students’ Approaches to Learning, Regulation of Learning, Cognitive Strategies, and Stress by A. Heikkilä, M. Niemivirta, J. Mieminen & K. Lonka

The Selves of Educational Psychology: Conceptions, Contexts and Critical Considerations by J. Martin

Leadership in Schools and the Impact of Emotional Literacy by M. Nemec

Students’ Situational Interest: Fluctuation over Three Weeks by Y.-M. Tsai, M. Kunter, O. Ludtke & U. Trautwein

2:45-5:10 pmMotivation (7 papers): -- cont’d

Fourth Grader’s Perspectives on Their Motivations for Reading by A.L. Hoa, A. Wigfield, S.M. Tonks, & J.T. Guthrie

An Investigation of the Role of Motivational Processes, Personality Factors, the Use of Learning Strategies, and Scholastic Aptitude in Academic Achievement by J. B. Sumerson

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Tuesday, July 25
Tuesday, July 25

8:00-10:00 am3rd session of presentations (4 panels total)

Henderson RmIdentity (5 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Lynley Anderman:

Pursuing the Interface of Social and Academic Processes by L.H. Anderman & A. Kaplan

Conditions of Identity Change: A Look at the Role of Self-Esteem in Incorporating Labels into the Self-View by E.K. Asencio

The Nature and Importance of Self-Concept for Indigenous Students by R. Craven, A. Martin & G. Munns

Identity and Development in After-School Programs: Changing Experiences and Shifting Adolescent Needs by J.N. Jones, & N.L. Deutsch

How Far can the Big Fish Swim? Extending the Reach of the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect by M. Seaton, H. Marsh, & R. Craven

Michigan RmSocial Interactions (4 papers)(2nd floor)Chaired by Liat Hasenfratz:

Working Models of Attachment to Parents, Friends and Partners During Early Adulthood and Their Relation to Self-Concept and Affectby E. Syngollitou & V. Daskalou

Self-Beliefs and Bullying: Unraveling the Relation Between Bullying, Being Bullied and Self-Concept for Upper Elementary School Aged Children by L. Finger, R. Craven & M. Dowson

Young Children's Social Self-Conceptions: Do They Have Any Significance?by L. Hasenfratz & R. Butler

Reflections on the Cronulla Riots 2005: Is There a History of Racial Bullying in Southern Sydney Schools?by J. Healey, R. Craven & K. Marder

Koessler RmPossible Selves and Self-Regulation, (4 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Daphna Oyserman:

Possible Selves and Academic Outcomes: How and When Possible Selves Impel Action by D. Oyserman

The Self-Regulatory Impact of Proximal and Distal Feared Possible Selves by D. Brickman, D. Oyserman & M. Rhodes

Motivational Consequences of Evoking Possible Selves in Risky and Safe Contexts by M. Destin & D. Oyserman

Possible Selves in Emerging Adolescence by M. Rhodes, D. Oyserman & D. Brickman

8:00-10:00 amWell-Being (6 papers)BallroomChaired by Carissa Donovan:

(2nd floor)Life Goals in Sociocultural Context: Implications for Well-being by S. Balan & R. Mahalingam

Physical Health and Psychological Well-Being: Measurement and Research by C. Donovan, A. Martin & M. Dowson

Self-Esteem of Faculty Members from Three Institutions: A Comparison by Nurjahan & M.G. Husain

The Effects of Materialism vs. ‘Positive’ Money Attitudes on Financial Behavior and Well-Being by D. Stone, S. Bryant, & B. Wier

The Affective Characteristics of Underachieving Intellectually Gifted Children by R. Dixon, R. Craven & A. Martin

Measure of Self-Complexity by K. Anderson and B. David

10:00-10:15 amBreak – Concourse (2nd floor)

10:15-11:45 amSession chair: Eric Dubow
Keynote speaker— Roy Baumeister, “The Agentic Self: Self-Control, Rational Choice, and Free Will”

11:45-1:00 pmBuffet Lunch and Poster Session (36 posters, see attached)

Concourse, Hussey & Vandenberg Rooms (2nd floor)

1:00-2:30 pmSession chair: Pamela Davis-Kean
Keynote speaker— Jenny Crocker, “Egosystem and Ecosystem: Two Motivational Frameworks for the Self”

2:30-2:45 pmBreak – Concourse (2nd floor)

2:45-5:10 pm4th session of presentations (3 panels total)

Koessler RmIdentity (4 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Avi Kaplan:

Facilitating an Exploratory Orientation in School by A. Kaplan & H. Flum

The Relational Facet of Exploration by H. Flum & A. Kaplan.

Tempest in a Gallimaufry II: Using Multilevel Systems Theory to Integrate "Self" and "Identity" Theories by S.C. Peck

Identities and Achievement-Related Choices by Jacque Eccles

2:45-5:10 pmIndigenous Studies (6 papers)
Henderson RmChaired by Rhonda Craven:

(3rd floor)Reconceptualising Indigenous Historians’ Contributions to Australian History by F. Blacklock

Reports of Self-Concept, Academic Motivation and Perceived Discrimination for Indigenous Secondary Students; Untangling the Web by G. Bodkin-Andrews & R. Craven

Teaching Aboriginal Studies: Improving Professional Practice in NSW Schools by J. Mooney & R. Craven

Self-Concepts of Indigenous Australian Students in the Secondary Senior Years by D. Wray, R. Craven & G. Munns

The Mental Health of Indigenous Australians: Inequities and New Directions by G. Bodkin-Andrews & R. Craven

Senior Hospital Registrars: From Failure to Success in Examinations by P. Tremayne & R. Craven

BallroomMotivation (7 papers)(2nd floor)Chaired by Dirk Tempelaar:

Toward an Agentic Theory of Foreign Language Learning by S. Brewer

The Relationships and Impact of Perceptions of Ability, Perceived Competence and Motivational Orientation on Approaches to Learning in HE Students by R.J. Lawson

Crossing the Great Divide: The Motivation and Engagement Framework in Actionby G. Munns, R. Craven & A. Martin

Justifications for Cheating: Not Just About Me, but Also About Youby T. Murdock

Understanding English Language Learner Self-Concept by S.J. Mercer

The Relationship Between Students' Self-Theories & Goal Orientations and Achievement Motivations, and the Impact of all Three on Course Performances in a Range of Academic Subjectsby D. Tempelaar, S. Schim van der Loeff & W. Gijselaers

Between-student and within-student Variation in Effort on Homework: The Role of Conscientiousness, Parental Attitudes and Parental Help, Homework Characteristics, and Homework Motivationby U. Trautwein & O. Ludtke

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Wednesday, July 26
Wednesday, July 26

8:00-10:00 am5th session of presentations (3 panels total)

Koessler RmDevelopment and Motivation (5 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Marja-Liisa Malmivuori:

The Development of Motivation-Related Self Beliefs and Their Influence on School-Related Intentionsby A.M. Conley, K.S. Cortina & S.A. Karabenick

Latent Growth Curve Analyses of the Development of Competence Perceptions and Academic Interest and Their Relations to Gender and Achievementby M. Niemivirta

A Comprehensive Multilevel Model Meta-analysis of Self-Concept Interventionsby A. O’Mara, H. Marsh & R. Craven

Stability and Change in Students' Achievement Goal Orientation Profiles Across the Transition to Upper Secondary Educationby H. Tuominen, K. Salmela-Aro & M. Niemivirta

Development of Students' Self-Systems by M. Malmivuori

Henderson RmThe Interpersonal Dimensions of Teacher’s Self: Where Have We Been and Where Are (3rd floor We Going? (5 papers).

Chaired by Heather Davis; discussants: H. Davis & A. Hoy:

The Effects of Teaching Efficacy on Students’ Motivation, Perceptions of Relationship Quality and Academic Achievement by J. Summers

From Social Support to Classroom Beliefs and Behavior: A “Top-Down” Analysis of Teacher Motivation by K.D. Ciani

Students’ Perceptions of Connectivity in Distance Education by E. Straub

Teachers’ Understandings of Connectivity in an Elementary Classroom by M. Newberry

Teachers Metaphors and Use of Touch in the Classroom: Does Touching making you a “Risky” Person? by C. Andrezejewski,

BallroomMeasurement (6 papers)(2nd floor)Chaired by Maureen Tatlow:

Developing the Sport Social Support Scale: Examining the Discrepancy between Perceptions of Parents, Coaches and Athletes by J. Cheng, A. Martin, M. Dowson & P. Tremayne

"A Me Dis": A Study of Jamaican Adolescent Identity Construction using a Graphical Measureby G.M. Ferguson

Correspondence between Paper and Pencil Measures of Competence and a Cognitive Interference Task in Depressed and Nondepressed 8th Grade Studentsby J.M. Martin, J.K. Gill & L.L. Brown

An Observational Analysis of the Needs for Emotional Literacyby M. Nemec

Using Children's Drawings to Access Important Aspects of their Social and Active Self-Concepts: A Comparative Exploratory Studyby M. Tatlow, & S. Guerin

The Role of Qualitative and Idiographic Methods in Self-Concept Research: A Critical Review by M. Tatlow & S. Guerin

10:00-10:15 amBreak – Ballroom (2nd floor)

10:15-12:15 pm6th session of presentations (3 panels total)

BallroomRace, Gender, Stereotypes (6 papers)(2nd floor)Chaired by Gabriel Nagy:

Stereotype Threat and Achievement Goalsby A.S. Beauchamp & V. Peyton

Can Children's Assessments of Others' Abilities Help to Explain Gender Differences in Academic Self-Concepts?by S. Frühauf

The Development of Students' Mathematics Self-Concept in Relation to Gender: Different Countries, Different Trajectories?G. Nagy, H.M.G. Watt, U. Trautwein, O. Lüdtke, J. Eccles & J. Baumert

Collective Identity in German Secondary Schoolsby M. Knigge & B. Hannover

Exploring the Usefulness of an Ecological Model in Understanding the Development of Teacher's Ethnic Stereotypes and Pupils' Perceptions of Themselves as Targets of Racismby P. Stevens

Boys' Goal Orientations, Self-Concept and Achievement in the Transition from Single Sex to Coeducationby S.M. Yates

Henderson RmEcosystem and Egosystem Modes of Motivation, (5 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Jennifer Crocker:

Effects of Ecosystem and Egosystem Goals on Well-Being by J. Breines, J. Crocker, & J. Garcia

Exploring the Motivational Systems of the Self: What is the Relationship between Disordered Eating Symptomotology and the Egosystem? by T. Granillo & J. Crocker

Getting Unstuck: Effects of Egosystem and Ecosystem Goals and Mindfulness on Emotions by L. Matison & J. Crocker

Self-Improvement: Effects of Egosystem and Ecosystem Motivations by S. Moeller & J. Crocker

Self-Affirmation and the Ecosystem: Affirming Values Increases Feeling of Connectedness by Y. Niiya, P. Denning & J. Crocker

Koessler RmIdentity (4 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Nola Purdie:

Motivational Beliefs About Personal and Other Academic Success: Are There Cultural Differences? by D.M. McInerney

Relation of Identity and Aggression among Ethnic Minority Adolescents by T.E. Kim

Being Australian and being Indigenous: What's the difference? by N. Purdie & R. Craven

Young People’s Perceptions of What it Means to be an Australian by N. Purdie & R. Craven

12:00-1:15 pmSit-down luncheon with topic tables for discussion

Concourse, Hussey & Vandenberg Rooms (2nd floor)

1:15-2:45 pmSession chair: Bill McKeachie
BallroomClosing Keynote speaker—Herb Marsh, “Self-Concept Theory, Measurement and
(2nd floor)Research into Policy-Practice: A Methodological-Substantive Synergy”

2:45-3:00 pmBreak - Ballroom

3:00-5:00 pm7th session of presentations (3 panels total)

Henderson RmDevelopment and Motivation(4 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Oksana Malanchuk:

Motivation in Transition to Careers: The Case of Information Technology: What Gets People In and What Keeps Them In? by J.L. Garrett, E.E. Messersmith, O. Malanchuk, P.E. Davis-Kean & J. Eccles

Self-Concept and Its Relationship to Aspirations of Rural-Urban Indigenous Students to Education and Career Choice by K. Marder & R. Craven

Self-Regulation of Academic Effort: How Individuals Change or Maintain Their Educational Goals during the Transition to Adulthood by E. Messersmith & J. Schulenberg

What Can Free the Spirit? Motivating Indigenous Students to be Producers of Their Own Educational Futures by G. Munns, R. Craven & A. Martin

BallroomHealth/Special Populations (5 papers)(2nd floor)Chaired by Eric Anderman:

Relations of Classroom Goal Structures to Changes in Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Pregnancy/HIV Prevention Programs for Adolescents by E.M. Anderman, P.K. Cupp, D. Lane, R. Remer & S. Shukla

Effect of Nutrition Courses on Self-Efficacy for Dietary Fat by C.L.S. Arnold

Self-Concept and Body Image in Adolescent Anorexia by T. Ha, H. Marsh, C. Halse & A. Martin

When the Relationship Becomes Her: Revisiting Women’s Body Concerns from a Relationship Contingency Perspective by D.T. Sanchez, & T.N. Kwang

Self-Determination Theory: A Case for Evidence-Based Healthcare Provision within the WHEEL Project by E. Borkoles, S. Carroll, & R. Polman

Koessler RmCulture and Self an Intersectionality Perspective (4 papers)(3rd floor)Chaired by Ramaswami Mahalingam

The Self as Site of Political Engagement and Resistance in a Native American Counseling Center by J.P. Gone

Race Self Complexity, Narrative Identity, and Psychological Adaptation: What are the Experiences Constructed in Autobiographical Race Narratives? by C. Winston & A. Mangum

Attending to the Psychology of Others: Rethinking Culture and Self in a Global World by S. Bhatia

Social marginality and Idealized Cultural Identities by R. Mahalingam & J. Roopnarine

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Monday, July 24 – Poster Session
2006 SELF Conference

July 23-26, 2006

Monday, July 24 (11:45-1:00 pm)

Buffet Lunch andPoster Session

Concourse, Hussey and Vandenberg Rooms (2nd floor)

(37 Posters)

A-01A Case Study of a Coach-Athlete-Parent Triangle in Figure Skating at Elite Level by J. Cheng, A. Martin, M. Dowson & P. Tremayne

A-02Affective Relationship to Parents and Teachers in Children with an Illusion of Incompetence by S. Côté, T. Bouffard, C. Vezeau, M. Larouche &. M Roy

A-03Parental Factors Associated with Children's Perceived Competence and Intrinsic Motivation by F. Cottin, T. Bouffard, & C. Vezeau

A-04Relationships Explained: The Role of an Integrated Conceptualisation of Attachment and Attribution Theories in Explaining Student Adjustment in School by T. George, M. Dowson & R. Craven

A-05Meet the Parents: Mother and Fathers' Contextual and Psychological Resources Associated to Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental Autonomy Support by F. Guay, C.F. Ratelle, Duchesne & C. Senécal

A-06Perceptions of Family Functioning and Self-Concept in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa by T. Ha, H. Marsh, C. Halse & A. Martin

A-07Discrepancy Effects in Big Five Traits: Ideal and Actual Self-Concept in Three Countries by M. Lynch, & R. Ryan

A-08Dispositional and Situational Factors in the Willingness to Seek Support: The Role of Traits and Autonomy Support in Emotional Reliance by M. Lynch & R. Ryan

A-09A Program to Promote Self-Regulated Learning at University by P. Wagner, B. Schober, R. Reimann, P. Gradinger, D. Lapka & C. Spiel

B-01An Investigation of Significant Differences across Seven Cultural Groups on the Inventory of School Motivation (ISM) by J. Ali & D.M. McInerney

B-02Do Values and Interests Shape the Use of Learning and Help Seeking Strategies? by S. Brickman, B. Miller, M. DowsonD.M. McInerney

B-03Psychometric Model of Future Oriented Motivation and Self-Regulation by S. Brickman, M. DowsonD.M. McInerney

B-04Comparing EFL Motivation and General Academic Motivation by D. Da Silva, D. McInerney, V. McInerney & M. Dowson

B-05The Psychometric Structure of the Self-Regulation of Academic Motivation by M. Dowson, S. Brickman, D. McInerney & S. Gonzalez

B-06School Self-Evaluation: A Psychometric Test Case by M. Dowson & G. Nelson

B-07Contextual Pictorial Representations of the Self and Motivational Fields: Social-Autograph and Motivational Balance by C. Mamali

C-01Specifying Causal Relations between Students' Goals and Academic Self-Concept: An Integrated Structural Model of Student Motivation by K. Barker, M. Dowson & D.M. McInerney

C-02Students in Science and Engineering Programs and Academic Motivation: The Mediation Role of Gender Stereotypes Beliefs by M.-N. Delisle, C. Senécal, F. Guay & S. Larose

C-03"Still Not There": Women's Under Representation in Technology Oriented Careers by N. DiDonato & A. O’Donnell

C-04Investigating Self-Concept and Health-Related Quality of Life by C. Donovan, A. Martin & M. Dowson

C-05Are Motivational Resources Important Correlates of Intraindividual Changes in Teachers' Burnout? by C. Fernet, Senécal & F. Guay

C-06Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Motivation, Self-Efficacy and Adherence to Dietary Self-Care Activities among Diabetic Adolescents by S.A. Fernet, Senécal & F. Guay