Self-concept in artistic domains: An extension of the Shavelson, Hubner, and Stanton (1976) model.

Ways of integrating self-perceptions of dance, dramatic art, visual art, and music skills into the R. J. Shavelson, J. J. Hubner, and G. C. Stanton (1976) hierarchical model of self-concept were examined among 831 college students who responded to two multidimensional self-concept measures. Dance, dramatic art, visual art, and music self-concepts were best integrated into the hierarchy as components of a higher order artistic self-concept factor distinct from academic (math and verbal) and other nonacademic (physical, social, and moral) higher order factors. Although all domain-specific facets of self-concept were clearly defined, much of the variance in these facets was unaccounted for by higher order factors. These findings support the multifaceted or domain-specific nature of self-concept but only moderately support self-concept hierarchies