Steady Dating and Self-Esteem in High School Students.

McDonald, D. L.; McKinney, J. P.

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ERIC Number: EJ497328

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Steady Dating and Self-Esteem in High School Students.

McDonald, D. L.; McKinney, J. P.

Journal of Adolescence, v17 n6 p557-64 Dec 1994

Results indicated going steady among high school sophomores was associated with lower self-esteem. Lowest scores were held by girls who had gone steady in the past and were still going steady. For boys the difference in self-esteem between those who were going steady and those who were not was unrelated to their past dating practices. (BF)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Dating (Social), High School Students, High Schools, Identification (Psychology), Interpersonal Attraction, Self Esteem, Sex Differences, Social Development, Social Life

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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