title: The social context of adolescent self-esteem.
abstract: The global self-esteem of adolescents was examined in relation to two aspects of their daily lives: (a) the perceived quality of their relationships with parents and peers; and (b) their self-evaluation in the areas of school, popularity, and athletics. The quality of relationships with parents made significant contributions to the explained variance in self-esteem of both boys and girls. The quality of peer relationships made a significant additional contribution for girls but not boys. The importance of parent and peer relationships to self-esteem did not vary as a function of age for either sex. Self-evaluation of popularity was related to girls' global self-esteem, while evaluation of school performance was more important for boys.
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 37215, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Greene