Sex differences in self-concept in Spanish secondary school students.
The aims of the study were to examine differences between boys and girls in global self-esteem and in specific domains of self-concept. Several measures of global self-esteem and multidimensional self-concept were administered to 61 boys and 64 girls. Analysis showed that boys reported higher scores than girls on global self-esteem, measured on the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory and the Feelings of Inadequacy Scale by Janis-Field, but this result was not reproduced when self-esteem was measured on the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale. No differences have been found in domain-specific self-concepts, except for the ethical-moral self-concept, on which girls reported higher scores than boys.
Sotelo
M J
MJ
Department of Analysis and Psychosocioeducative Intervention, University of Vigo, Facultad de Humanidades, 32004 Ourense, Spain.   mjsotelo@uvigo.es
D000293:Adolescent; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology