O'Mara, AJ; Craven, RG; Marsh, HW; (2004) Unmasking the true effects of self-concept interventions and suggested guidelines for rectification. In: Marsh, HW and Baumert, J and Richards, GE and Trautwein, U, (eds.) Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity: Where to from here? Proceedings of the Third International Biennial SELF Research Conference. SELF Research Centre, University of Western Sydney: Sydney, Australia.

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Over recent decades, traditional literature reviews have intimated that self-concept interventions have produced inconsistent or disappointing results (e.g., Marsh & Craven, 1997). It is put forth here that existing research practices, ranging from insufficient theoretical grounding to the use of inappropriate evaluation measures, have generally undermined the effectiveness of self-concept interventions to date. A brief rationale for the necessity of self-concept interventions for children and adolescents will be provided, followed by a review of self-concept enhancement research. This review will focus on the theoretical and methodological weaknesses that have typically resulted in an underestimation of the true effects of such interventions, as revealed by sophisticated meta-analytic techniques. A particular emphasis will be placed on the need for multidimensional approaches to intervention design and evaluation. Following from this, suggestions for improving self-concept intervention research will be posited, with the aim of increasing the consistency and effectiveness of such interventions, and thus unmasking the true effects of such interventions.

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