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. 1975 Sep;4(3):229-58.
doi: 10.1007/BF01537165.

Sex, sex roles, and self-image

R G Simmons  1 , F Rosenberg
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Sex, sex roles, and self-image

R G Simmons et al. J Youth Adolesc. 1975 Sep.

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to compare the self-images of male and female children in order to determine whether females were at a particular disadvantage and, if so, why. A random sample of 1988 children from grades 3-12 were interviewed in Baltimore in 1968. Findings show more disturbance among White adolescent females than among White males or Black females: White girls become much more self-conscious and show greater self-image instability and somewhat lower self-esteem. Three sets of factors appear to explain part of these differences: (1) attitudes toward present and future sex role, (2) peer relationships in general and opposite sex relationships in particular, and (3) attitudes toward changing looks in adolescence.

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