The Research on Gender Differences in Self-Esteem Is Best Described

question 86

Multiple Choice

The research on gender differences in self-esteem is best described as showing that:

• A)girls have lower global self-esteem than boys in middle childhood and this continues into adolescence
• B)girls have lower global self-esteem than boys in middle childhood but this difference disappears by adolescence
• C)girls have lower global self-esteem than boys in middle childhood but boys have lower global self-esteem by adolescence
• D)girls have higher global self-esteem than boys in middle childhood and this continues into adolescence

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