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Details for article 42 of 86 found articles
| Title: |
Gender and poverty: Self-esteem among elementary school children |
| Author: |
Lent, Sandra Adler Figueira-Mcdonough, Josefina |
| Appeared in: |
Journal of children and poverty |
| Paging: | Volume 8 (2002) nr. 1 pages 5-22 |
| Year: |
2002-03-01 |
| Contents: |
Studies of children's perceptions have shown that self-esteem is an important factor in their social and school performance and that over time low self-esteem is at the root of much problematic behavior among adolescents. This study focuses on children in poverty, adding a home domain dimension absent in most self-esteem scales and examining gender differences. The study findings show that a process of discounting exists between home and school domains and self-worth gender comparisons show a significant deficit for girls. These results contradict previous research that place the onset of deterioration of girls' self-esteem at an older age. The praxis implications of this exploratory research on the intersection of poverty, age and gender are discussed. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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