The social context of adolescent self-esteem
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Vol. 15 (4) , 315-322
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02145728
Abstract
The global self-esteem of adolescents was examined in relation to two aspects of their daily lives: (a) the perceived quality of their relationships with parents and peers; and (b) their self-evaluation in the areas of school, popularity, and athletics. The quality of relationships with parents made significant contributions to the explained variance in self-esteem of both boys and girls. The quality of peer relationships made a significant additional contribution for girls but not boys. The importance of parent and peer relationships to self-esteem did not vary as a function of age for either sex. Self-evaluation of popularity was related to girls' global self-esteem, while evaluation of school performance was more important for boys.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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