TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Evaluating the link between self-esteem and temperament in Mexican origin early adolescents
JO  - Journal of Adolescence
A1  - Robins, Richard W.
A1  - Donnellan, M. Brent
A1  - Widaman, Keith F.
A1  - Conger, Rand D.
SP  - 403
EP  - 410
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-1971
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.07.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -