title: Age and sex differences in self-esteem among Spanish adolescents.
abstract: This study examined the relation of self-esteem with sex and age for 660 Spanish students (400 secondary school students, 260 university students, age range 12 to 28 years), who responded to the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale. Analysis indicated no sex differences in general self-esteem, but there were differences with respect to age. Persons 12 to 16 years old had lower self-esteem than others between the ages of 17 and 28 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosociopedagogical Analysis and Intervention, University of Vigo, Campus Ourense, Spain. lameiras@uvigo.es
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lameiras Fernández
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Castro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires