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Transitions during early adolescence: Changes in children's domain-specific self-perceptions and general self-esteem across the transition to junior high school.

Allan Wigfield, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Douglas Mac Iver, David A. Reuman, Carol Midgley

Developmental Psychology · 1991 · 990 citations · 35 references

Concepts

EducationEducational PsychologySecondary EducationAdolescent DevelopmentChild DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologyAdolescent Social DevelopmentSelf-esteemAdolescent Self-esteemAdolescent Social AdjustmentDomain-specific Self-esteemTransition To Primary

Abstract

Young adolescents' (N=1,850) achievement self-perceptions in 4 activity domains (math, English, social acitivities, and sports) and self-esteem were examined across the transition from elementary to junior high school

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