Self-Esteem Development in Middle Childhood: Support for Sociometer Theory

Autor/inn/en	Magro, Sophia W.; Utesch, Till; Dreiskämper, Dennis; Wagner, Jenny
Titel	Self-Esteem Development in Middle Childhood: Support for Sociometer Theory
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 43 (2019) 2, S.118-127 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Magro, Sophia W.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025418802462
Schlagwörter	Self Esteem; Child Development; Grade 2; Elementary School Students; Gender Differences; Cultural Differences; Peer Influence; Family Influence; Social Support Groups; Foreign Countries; Grade 3; Grade 4; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Germany; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Kindesentwicklung; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Geschlechterkonflikt; Kultureller Unterschied; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Ausland; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; 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 M[subscript T1] = 7.99, SD[subscript T1] = 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01