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Self-Esteem and Adolescent Problems: Modeling Reciprocal Effects
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Past research has treated self-esteem either as a social force or as a social product. However, this research has not given adequate attention to the reciprocal effects of the self-concept and various social and personal factors. A panel of 1886 adolescent boys is used to explore the reciprocal relationships between self-esteem and three problems of youth: juvenile delinquency; poor school performance; and psychological depression. Wefind that low self-esteem fosters delinquency and that delinquency may enhance self-esteem. These reciprocal effects differ among socioeconomic status groups. The relationship between self-esteem and school performance is primarily attributable to the effect of school performance on self-esteem. Finally, the causal relationship between self-esteem and depression is bidirectional. Substantive, methodological, and policy implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Authors
- Rosenberg, M., Schooler, C., & Schoenbach, C.
- Affiliations
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Venue
- American Sociological Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1989-12
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1004
- ISSN
- 0003-1224 (ISSN-L)
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- W2026856938
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- FWCI
- 24.55
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- American Sociological Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Keywords
- self-esteem, reciprocal effects, adolescent boys, juvenile delinquency, academic performance, adolescent depression, socioeconomic status, self-concept, youth problems
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