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Noting the lack of self-concept research in nonwestern cultures and the need to determine if a western measure of self-image is embedded in the same network of constructs in another culture, this study examined the appropriateness of using the Self Image Questionnaire for Young Adolescents (SIQYA) with Nigerian students. Participating in the study were 162 Nigerian 11- to 13-year-olds who were Junior Secondary School students. Findings indicated that the internal consistency reliability coefficients for each of the 9 subscales were high for both boys (.89 to .90) and girls (.77 to .82), suggesting a high degree of internal consistency among the items. The test-retest reliability was assessed with 2 measures of the SIQYA obtained from the same samples 2 weeks apart and revealed a correlation of .54. Construct validity was ascertained by administering the SIQYA and a theoretically related test (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory [SEI]) at the same testing session. With the exception of a few of the scales, the magnitude of the associations between the SEI and the SIQYA were sufficiently high. (Contains 33 references.) (KB)

The psychological experience of ejaculation was examined for 188 Nigerian adolescent boys to determine emotional reactions, feelings of preparedness, sources of preexperience information, and the extent of peer discussion after the experience. The experience was not perceived negatively, and boys usually told their friends. Most suppliers of information were male. (SLD)