Research Examining Changes in Self-Esteem Levels During Adolescence Found That

question 30

Multiple Choice

Research examining changes in self-esteem levels during adolescence found that in general,

• A) the majority of adolescents sampled had consistently high self-esteem.
• B) about half of all adolescents show a pattern of chronically low self-esteem.
• C) a significant minority of adolescents show self-esteem that begins low then rises with age.
• D) adolescents who held a foreclosed identity status generally had the highest self-esteem.
• E) adolescence is marked by a period of low self-esteem that continues into early adulthood.

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