title: Self-esteem during the school years. Its normal development and hazardous decline.
abstract: Self-esteem has a major impact on all aspects of a child and adolescent's life. This article examines the emergence of self-esteem within a dynamic ongoing child-environment interaction; a framework for understanding the components of self-esteem; behavioral manifestations of self-esteem, especially as expressed in different coping maneuvers; and strategies and interventions to reinforce the self-esteem of children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003142:Communication; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D011340:Problem Solving; D011582:Psychological Theory; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012649:Self Concept; D013694:Temperament