The Development of Self-Esteem

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 381-387

  Orth, Ulrich ^a   Robins, Richard W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

life outcomes; life span development; long term stability; longitudinal; self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908615240     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721414547414     Document Type: Article

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