TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Mean-level change and intra-individual variability in self-esteem and depression among high-risk children
JO  - International journal of behavioral development
A1  - Kim, J.
A1  - Cicchetti, D.
SP  - 202
EP  - 214
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - This study investigated mean-level changes and intraindividual variability of self-esteem among maltreated ( N = 142) and nonmaltreated (N = 109) school-aged children from low-income families. Longitudinal factor analysis revealed higher temporal stability of self-esteem among maltreated children compared to nonmaltreated children. Cross-domain latent growth curve models indicated that nonmaltreated children showed higher initial levels and greater increases in self-esteem than maltreated children, and that the initial levels of self-esteem were significantly associated with depressive symptoms among maltreated and nonmaltreated children. The average level (mean of repeated measurements) of self-esteem was predictive of depression at the final occasion for both maltreated and nonmaltreated children. For nonmaltreated children intraindividual variability of self-esteem had a direct contribution to prediction of depression. The findings enhance our understanding of developmental changes in self-esteem and the role of the average level and within-person variability of self-esteem in predicting depressive symptoms among high-risk children.<p />
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SN  - 0165-0254
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025408098021
ID  - ref1
ER  -