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. 1980 Aug;51(1):157-8.
doi: 10.2466/pms.1980.51.1.157.

Relationship between self-esteem and depression among high school students

J Battle

Relationship between self-esteem and depression among high school students

J Battle. Percept Mot Skills. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

26 students, males and females, aged 15 through 18 yr. referred to the school psychologist for assessment participated in the study to determine the relationship between self-esteem and depression in high school students. Each subject was administered a self-esteem checklist and two measures of depression on one occasion. The correlations between self-esteem and depression were significant (.34 to .75) for both measures of depression.

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