The Relationship Between Closeness to Significant Others and Self-Esteem
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Family Studies
- Vol. 2 (2) , 121-129
- https://doi.org/10.5172/jfs.2.2.121
Abstract
One hundred and forty-three children (61 boys and 82 girls) between 8 and 12 years of age participated in a study which focused on closeness to significant others and its relationship with self-esteem. A closeness rating scale was developed to determine quantitatively how close children feel to their mother, father, two closest peers, and current teacher. Marsh’s (1990) eight general self-concept items from the Self-Description Questionnaire 1 (SDQ1), together with eight items from Burnett’s (1994) Self-Scale, were administered to the children, who ranged in age from 8 to 12 years, to measure their self-esteem. Closeness to mother was found to correlate most significantly with a child’s self-esteem, while closeness to teacher was related more strongly to self-esteem for girls than for boys.Keywords
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