Wiebke Bleidorn|Rana Arslan|Jaap J. A. Denissen|Peter J. Rentfrow|Jochen E. Gebauer|Jeff Potter|Samuel D. Gosling
Age and gender differences in self-esteem—A cross-cultural window.
University of California, Davis|University of Melbourne|University of Zurich|The University of Texas at Austin|University of Göttingen|Tilburg University|University of Cambridge|University of Mannheim|University of California, Davis|University of Melbourne|University of Zurich|The University of Texas at Austin
research theorizing gender age differences selfesteem played prominent role psychology past 20 years however virtually empirical research undertaken united states western industrialized countries providing narrow empirical base draw conclusions develop theory broaden empirical base present research uses large internet sample n 985937 provide first largescale systematic crosscultural examination gender age differences selfesteem across 48 nations consistent previous research found agerelated increases selfesteem late adolescence middle adulthood significant gender gaps males consistently reporting higher selfesteem females despite broad crosscultural similarities cultures differed significantly magnitude gender age gender age effects selfesteem differences associated cultural differences socioeconomic sociodemographic genderequality cultural value indicators discussion focuses theoretical implications crosscultural research selfesteem psycinfo database record