Girls'low self-esteem: How is it related to later socioeconomic achievements?

Gender and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-327

  Mahaffy, Kimberly A ^a  

^a MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender; Self esteem; Socioeconomic outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542512311     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243204263988     Document Type: Article

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