TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Self-esteem and emotional health in adolescents--gender and age as potential moderators
JO  - Scandinavian journal of psychology
A1  - Moksnes, Unni K.
A1  - Espnes, Geir A.
SP  - 483
EP  - 489
VL  - 53
IS  - 6
N2  - The present paper investigates possible gender and age differences on emotional states (depression and anxiety) and self-esteem as well as the association between self-esteem and emotional states. The cross-sectional sectional sample consists of 1,209 adolescents 13-18 years from public elementary and secondary schools in mid-Norway. The results showed that girls reported higher scores on state anxiety and state depression, whereas boys consistently scored higher on self-esteem in all age groups. Self-esteem was strongly and inversely associated with both state depression and state anxiety. An interaction effect of gender by self-esteem was found on state depression, where the association was stronger for girls than for boys. The associations found give support for the positive role of self-esteem in relation to adolescents' emotional health and well-being.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-5564
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12021
ID  - ref1
ER  -