Implicit Self-Esteem Decreases in Adolescence: A Cross-Sectional Study

Huajian Cai, Mingzheng Wu, Yu L L Luo and Jing Yang

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 2, 1-5

Abstract: Implicit self-esteem has remained an active research topic in both the areas of implicit social cognition and self-esteem in recent decades. The purpose of this study is to explore the development of implicit self-esteem in adolescents. A total of 599 adolescents from junior and senior high schools in East China participated in the study. They ranged in age from 11 to 18 years with a mean age of 14.10 (SD = 2.16). The degree of implicit self-esteem was assessed using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) with the improved D score as the index. Participants also completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (α = 0.77). For all surveyed ages, implicit self-esteem was positively biased, all ts>8.59, all ps

Date: 2014
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