| These children, raised in impoverished communities, must contend with gangs, violence, poverty, and many other impairing social factors that create negative self-concepts. |
| This results in Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders developing negative self-concepts and a growing sense of a separate identity. |
| What is fascinating is that our actual and ideal self-concepts appear to be just as, or even more important than, perceptions of security. |
