articleJournal of Personality and Social PsychologySep 26, 2011Closed access

Life-span development of self-esteem and its effects on important life outcomes.

UOUlrich OrthRWRichard W. RobinsKFKeith F. Widaman

University of Basel

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Abstract

We examined the life-span development of self-esteem and tested whether self-esteem influences the development of important life outcomes, including relationship satisfaction, job satisfaction, occupational status, salary, positive and negative affect, depression, and physical health. Data came from the Longitudinal Study of Generations. Analyses were based on 5 assessments across a 12-year period of a sample of 1,824 individuals ages 16 to 97 years. First, growth curve analyses indicated that self-esteem increases from adolescence to middle adulthood, reaches a peak at about age 50 years, and then decreases in old age. Second, cross-lagged regression analyses indicated that self-esteem is best modeled as a…

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  • Psychology
  • Self-esteem
  • Life satisfaction
  • Grandparent
  • Affect (linguistics)
  • Latent growth modeling
  • Developmental psychology
  • Life span
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Decent work and economic growth
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