Age and Race Differences in the Trajectories of Self-Esteem

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-94

  Shaw, Benjamin A ^a   Liang, Jersey ^b   Krause, Neal ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Race differences; Self esteem trajectories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF ESTEEM; TREND STUDY; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77950206666     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018242     Document Type: Article

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