Age, time period, and birth cohort differences in self-esteem: Reexamining a cohort-sequential longitudinal study

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2017, Pages e9-e17

  Twenge, Jean M ^a   Carter, Nathan T ^b   Campbell, W Keith ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Birth cohort differences; Self esteem; Time period differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCINFO; SELF ESTEEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; AGE; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; TIME;

EID: 85004028932     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000122     Document Type: Article

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