Using trait-state models to evaluate the longitudinal consistency of global self-esteem from adolescence to adulthood

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 634-645

  Brent Donnellan, M ^a   Kenny, David A ^b   Trzesniewski, Kali H ^c   Lucas, Richard E ^a   Conger, Rand D ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global self esteem; Rosenberg self esteem scale; STARTS model; State; Trait

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874985231     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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