Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Faculty member of the Department of Psychology, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

10.22055/edus.1996.16154

Abstract

This research project examined the relationship between self concept components (i.e., actual self and ideal self) and depression. According to the main hypothesis of this study, a negative correlation was predicted between the "compatibility of self-concept component" and depression. 193 male and 181 female undergraduate students, randomly selected from different colleges of Shahid chamran University, took part in this study. the result of data analyses showed a positive correlation between the two components of self-concept. Furthermore, a negative correlation was found between the compatibility of these two components and depression, confirming the main hypothesis of this study.
 

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