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Peer reviewedLerner, Richard M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1976
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Image, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedOhannessian, Christine McCauley; Lerner, Richard M.; Lerner, Jacqueline V.; von Eye, Alexander – Journal of Adolescence, 1999
Longitudinal study showed that during 6th and 7th grades boys reported significantly higher levels of self-competence than girls. Boys were less depressed and anxious than girls in 7th grade, but not in 6th grade. Results support the hypothesis that self-competence is partially responsible for the emergence of gender differences in depression and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems
