@article{ref1,
title="Birth cohort and age changes in the self-esteem of Chinese adolescents: a cross-temporal meta-analysis, 1996-2009",
journal="Journal of research on adolescence",
year="2015",
author="Liu, Dong and Xin, Ziqiang",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="366-376",
abstract="The present cross-temporal meta-analysis involving 68 studies (n = 35,499) found that Chinese adolescents' scores on the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale decreased substantially from 1996 to 2009. The decline of self-esteem across birth cohorts was associated with the slide of social connection level of Chinese adolescents. Correlations between self-esteem and corresponding social indicators like the floating population and divorce rate were significant. Analysis on self-esteem age differences showed that self-esteem development in China was different from Western results: self-esteem scores followed a roughly increasing trend from Grade 7 through Grade 12 with double dip points at Grades 7 and 11.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-8392",
doi="10.1111/jora.12134",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jora.12134"
}