Self-esteem development in middle childhood. Support for sociometer theory.

Autor/inn/en	Magro, Sophie M.; Utesch, Till; Dreiskämper, Dennis; Wagner, Jenny
Titel	Self-esteem development in middle childhood. Support for sociometer theory. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Entwicklung des Selbstwertgefühls im mittleren Kindesalter. Unterstützung der Soziometertheorie.
Quelle	In: International journal of behavioral development, 43 (2019) 2, S. 118-127Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254; 1464-0651
DOI	10.1177/0165025418802462
Schlagwörter	Längsschnittuntersuchung; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Beeinflussung; Kindesentwicklung; Psychische Entwicklung; Psychologie; Selbstwertgefühl; Soziale Beziehung; Kindheit; Schüler; Demografie; Sozialer Einfluss; Soziologie; Soziale Unterstützung; Grundschulalter; Theorie; Deutschland; Niederlande
Abstract	Though it is well-established that self-esteem develops from childhood well into old age, little is known about the processes that influence this change, especially among young populations. This international, cross-sequential study examined the development of self-esteem in 1599 second-graders (Age MT1 = 7.99, SDT1 = 0.52 years; 52% male) in the Netherlands and Germany over three years. Multilevel models revealed that mean-level trends in self-esteem were stable across time among all demographic groups, but that males and students in the Netherlands consistently had higher self-esteem than females and students in Germany. Further analyses examining the role of social support in self-esteem development demonstrated that individuals with better peer and family social support tended to have higher levels of self-esteem and that within-person changes in social support were directly related to changes in self-esteem level, providing support for sociometer theory. These findings suggest that demographic factors as well as social support are important predictors of self-esteem as early as middle childhood. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2020/3