The storm and stress (or calm) of early adolescent self-concepts: Within- and between-subjects variability

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1589-1607

  Molloy, Lauren E ^a   Ram, Nilam ^a   Gest, Scott D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Intraindividual variability; Peers; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PENNSYLVANIA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 82755195020     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025413     Document Type: Article

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