Sex Differences in the Effect of Academic Achievement on Self-Esteem
A Hong Kong Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13920941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tak Sing Cheung (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 161-165 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391 |
| Publisher | Scientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2224/sbp.1986.14.2.161 |
| OpenAlex | W2090307037 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper reports a piece of research that is addressed to the controversial issue whether there are sex differences in the effect of academic achievement on self esteem. The study is a large scale survey based on a representative sample of all the secondary school students in Hong Kong. The results showed that male subjects generally had a higher score on self esteem than female ale subjects, and that while the self-esteem of male subjects were susceptible to the influence of academic achievement, the same was not true for their female counterparts. Similar findings were established in a recent study carried out in Norway. Explanations were given to account for the similarity
Academic achievement · Developmental psychology · Scale (ratio · Self-esteem · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 1996 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |