Age and gender differences in the self-esteem of chinese children

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 374-379

  Watkins, David ^a   Dong, Qi ^b   Xia, Yong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0031155053     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549709595448     Document Type: Article

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