The development of global and domain-specific self-esteem from age 13 to 31

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 592-608

  von Soest, Tilmann ^a,b,c   Wichstrøm, Lars ^d   Kvalem, Ingela Lundin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Development; Domains; Self concept; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORWAY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936973062     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000060     Document Type: Article

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