Self-Esteem Among Young Adults: Differences and Similarities Based on Gender, Race, and Cohort (1990-2012)

Sex Roles

Volumn 69, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 264-275

  Sprecher, Susan ^a   Brooks, James E ^b   Avogo, Winfred ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Race and Gender; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881234428     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-013-0295-y     Document Type: Article

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