Age and gender differences in self-esteem—A cross-cultural window.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 396-410

  Bleidorn, Wiebke ^a,b   Arslan, Ruben C ^c   Denissen, Jaap J A ^b   Rentfrow, Peter J ^d   Gebauer, Jochen E ^e   Potter, Jeff ^f   Gosling, Samuel D ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^f Atof Inc   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture; Gender; Self esteem; WEIRD samples

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; CULTURAL VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCINFO; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951310979     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000078     Document Type: Article

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