Implicit self-esteem decreases in adolescence: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Cai, Huajian ^a   Wu, Mingzheng ^b   Luo, Yu L L ^a   Yang, Jing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; IMPLICIT SELF ESTEEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84896122699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089988     Document Type: Article

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