Gender differences in developmental pathways on self-evaluation from adolescence into adulthood: the Flanders longitudinal study.
The aim of this study was to look for possible gender differences in self-evaluation in adolescence, young adulthood, and full adulthood. Subjects were interviewed at three stages: in adolescence, 8 years, and 15 years later. Hypotheses were: (a) The connection between self-evaluation in adolescence and in adulthood is stronger in girls than in boys. However, for both boys and girls there is a strong connection between young adulthood and full adulthood ("the self-evaluation-triad" hypothesis); (b) The "schooling" factor has a different effect on the self-evaluation triad for boys and girls. Results showed that different psychosocial developmental pathways apply to boys and girls. Also, working girls with a negative self-evaluation in adolescence were more vulnerable to negative self-evaluation in adulthood.
Verhofstadt-Denève
Leni M
LM
Ghent University, Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Henri Dunantlaan 2 B, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. leni.deneve@UGent.be
Schittekatte
Mark
M
Van Leeuwen
Karla
K
D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009341:Negativism; D010553:Personality Development; D012574:Schools; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors