Silencing the Self in College Settings and Adjustment

Author

Frances H. Montgomery, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Robert Montgomery, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
A. Williams
K. A. Winborn

Abstract

The correlations among several measures of silencing the self and scores on the College Adjustment Scale were assessed for male and female students at a midwestern university (N=143). Analysis showed that high scores on Jack's 1991 Silencing the Self Scale and on one of three new measures designed to extend silencing the self to social group settings were associated with scores indicating poorer college adjustment. Also, men scored higher than women on Jack's 1991 measure, and no significant interactions were found for sex and adjustment for any of the silencing the self measures. Thus, silencing the self was generally associated with poorer adjustment scores and similarly for both women and men.

Recommended Citation

Montgomery, F. H., Montgomery, R., Williams, A., & Winborn, K. A. (2001). Silencing the Self in College Settings and Adjustment. Psychological Reports, 88(2), pp. 587-594. Ammons Scientific Ltd.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2001.88.2.587

Department(s)

Psychological Science

Comments

Frances M. Montgomery published as F. M. Haemmerlie

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2001 Ammons Scientific, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Apr 2001