title: Self-esteem as determined by gender differences among Yoruba adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria: a research note.
abstract: This study investigates the influence of gender differences on the expression of self-esteem among Yoruba adolescents. Using a sample of 120 adolescents, 60 males and 60 females, with a mean age of 16.02 years (S.D. = 1.63), the results reveal that male adolescents express higher self-esteem than female adolescents. This finding is attributed to the differing socialization processes for males and females in Yoruba societies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Oyefeso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zacheaus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000208:ethnology; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011897:Random Allocation; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012951:Socialization