Changes in self-esteem during the middle school years: A latent growth curve study of individual and contextual influences

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-261

  Rhodes, Jean ^a,b   Roffman, Jennifer ^a,b   Reddy, Ranjini ^a,b   Fredriksen, Katia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle school; Self esteem; Social congruity

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042775045     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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