Low and decreasing self-esteem during adolescence predict adult depression two decades later

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 325-338

  Steiger, Andrea E ^a   Allemand, Mathias ^a   Robins, Richard W ^b   Fend, Helmut A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Depression; Personality development; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84893131324     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035133     Document Type: Article

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