The interrelationship of self-concept and performance and selected characteristics of extension 4-H youth agents within the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service

Study determined the interrelationship of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service 4-H youth agents' self-concept as measured by the MCES performance evaluation instrument with selected characteristics. Statistical procedures included determining central tendencies, frequencies, percentages, and stepwise multiple regression. Data analysis revealed no significant correlations between the scales related to personal, physical, family, moral, ethical, and social self and performance of 4-H youth agents. Stepwise multiple regression produced no combination of self-concept variables significantly related to overall performance of respondents. Only one variable, gender explained a significant portion of the variance. Female agents scored higher than males on the performance rating. All the variables in the predictor set collectively explained 24.33 percent of the performance variance. The self-concept variables of self-criticism and moral ethical self were not related enough to the performance measurement to enter the prediction equation.