Age and race differences in the trajectories of self-esteem.
Age and race differences in the trajectories of self-esteem.
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自尊轨迹的年龄和种族差异。
DOI:
10.1037/a0018242
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Krause,Neal
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作者:
Shaw,BenjaminA;Liang,Jersey;Krause,Neal
The purpose of this research was to assess age-and race-based variation in within-persons changes in self-esteem over a 16-year period. We used hierarchical linear modeling with data from 3,617 adults 25 years of age and older who were interviewed up to 4 times. Self-esteem increased, on average, over the course of the study period. At the same time, significant age variations around this trend were observed, with younger adults experiencing increases in self-esteem and older adults experiencing decreases. In general, race differences were not evident with respect to average levels or rates of change in self-esteem. However, a significant Age× Race interaction suggested that late-life declines in self-esteem were steeper for Blacks compared with Whites. These findings suggest the presence of age-and race-based stratification with respect to self-esteem. Future work in this area should examine the health and well-being effects of declining self-esteem during old age.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)