SELF-ESTEEM IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE - THE IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION OF CONTRASTING LONGITUDINAL TRAJECTORIES
SELF-ESTEEM IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE - THE IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION OF CONTRASTING LONGITUDINAL TRAJECTORIES
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01537351
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发表时间:
1991-02-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
DUBOIS, DL
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作者:
HIRSCH, BJ;DUBOIS, DL
The present study focused on differences in self-esteem trajectory in early adolescence rather than on average change across all children. Longitudinal data from 128 adolescents were obtained over a 2-year period that encompassed the transition from elementary school to junior high school. Cluster analysis revealed four markedly divergent self-esteem trajectories: consistently high (35%), chronically low (13%), steeply declining (21%), and small increase (31%). Attempts to predict trajectories were only partially successful. Peer social support was the strongest predictor, but its relation to self-esteem appears more circumscribed than had been thought. The discussion considers differences in the experience of early adolescence, as well as implications for the design and evaluation of preventive intervention.