The Ecology of the Self: Relocation and Self-Concept Change.

List of tables Preface 1. Restructuring the ecology of the self: a framework for self-concept change 2. Method considerations for an ecological approach 3. Relocation and changes in commitment: a cross-sectional study over the first year 4. Implications of recent research in cognitive social psychology for self-concept change 5. Social psychological theories on maintenance and change 6. Sociological approached to the self-concept and change 7. The development of self-concept-related measures 8. Functions of the physical environment for the self-concept 9. Anticipation of transition from university 10. The experience sampling method 11. A quasi-experimental study of relocation and satisfaction with self 12. Relocation as transition and change in a physical and social context 13. A longitudinal questionnaire study over one year 14. A longitudinal study of students' transition to university 15. Conclusion References Author index Subject index.