GENDER AND AGE DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ESTEEM AMONG ADOLESCENTS
GENDER AND AGE DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ESTEEM AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine the effects of gender and age, as well as theirpotential interaction, on self-esteem across early, middle, and late adolescence.The study included 305 elementary school students, 324 high school students,and 281 university students. The average age of participants was M = 12.57(SD = .63) in the younger adolescent group, M = 16.49 (SD = .57) in the middleadolescent group, and M = 20.51 (SD = 1.16) in the older adolescent group. Thefollowing measurement instruments were used: General Data Questionnaireand Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The results of the two-way ANOVA showeda statistically significant main effect of age group (F(2, 904) = 5.77, p = .00, η²= .01). Neither the main effect of gender nor the interaction between genderand age group were statistically significant, indicating that self-esteem levelsdo not differ significantly between males and females within any age group.The post hoc analysis showed a statistically significant difference in mean selfesteemscores between the younger and middle adolescent groups, with middleadolescents reporting lower self-esteem. The obtained results are discussed inrelation to the developmental caracteristics of different periods of adolescence.

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