contribution of significant others to adolescents' self-esteem

This research examined the developmental trends in the contribution of evaluations by significant others (mother, father, teacher. and friend) to the self-esteem of adolescents. The sample consisted of 399 adolescents divided into three age groups (mean age: 13.4, 15.5, and 17.5 years). Semantic-dif...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Adolescence 1990, Vol.25 (100), p.839-846
Hauptverfasser:	Lackovic-Grgin, K, Dekovic, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	4-H Youth Development Program Adolescent Adolescent Development Adolescents Age Differences Age Factors Biological and medical sciences Child development Developmental psychology Elementary Secondary Education evaluation fathers Female Foreign Countries Friendship Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology gender differences Gender Identity High Schools Human Development Humans Interpersonal Relations Junior High Schools Male mothers Parent Attitudes Parent-Child Relations Peer Group peer influence Personal relationships Psychology, Adolescent Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Role Self Concept Self Esteem Self image Semantic Differential Sex Differences Significant Others Social research Teacher Attitudes teachers Teaching youth development Yugoslavia
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Zusammenfassung:	This research examined the developmental trends in the contribution of evaluations by significant others (mother, father, teacher. and friend) to the self-esteem of adolescents. The sample consisted of 399 adolescents divided into three age groups (mean age: 13.4, 15.5, and 17.5 years). Semantic-differential scales were used. An analysis of variance revealed that adolescents differed in their self-esteem with regard to sex and age: girls evaluated themselves more positively than did boys and younger adolescents more positively than the older ones. The hypothesis that the contribution of significant others becomes less important with increased age was not completely confirmed. The relative contribution of significant others' evaluations differed depending on age and sex of adolescent.
ISSN:	0001-8449