%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluating the link between self-esteem and temperament in Mexican origin early adolescents
%J Journal of Adolescence
%D 2010
%A Robins, Richard W.
%A Donnellan, M. Brent
%A Widaman, Keith F.
%A Conger, Rand D.
%V 33
%N 3
%P 403-410
%X The present study examined the relation between self-esteem and temperament in a sample of 646 Mexican-American early adolescents (mean age=10.4). Findings show that (a) early adolescents with high self-esteem exhibit higher levels of Effortful Control but, contrary to findings in adult samples, do not differ from low self-esteem adolescents in Negative Affectivity; (b) low self-esteem is associated with Depression; and (c) low self-esteem is associated with Aggression. These findings replicated for boys and girls, two measures of self-esteem, and child and mother reports of temperament. The present study contributes to an emerging understanding of the link between self-esteem and temperament, and provides much needed data on the nature of self-esteem in ethnic minority populations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0140-1971
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.07.009