Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ493535
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Children's Competence Beliefs, Achievement Values, and General Self-Esteem: Change across Elementary and Middle School.
Wigfield, Allan; Eccles, Jacquelynne S.
Journal of Early Adolescence, v14 n2 p107-38 May 1994
Two studies examined elementary school students' self-beliefs over time and how the transition to middle school affected those beliefs. Found that self-esteem did not change during elementary school but decreased following the middle school transition. Competence beliefs and beliefs about the usefulness and importance of different activities generally decreased. Subjects' beliefs and values differed along gender lines. (HTH)
Descriptors: Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Competence, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Schools, Psychological Characteristics, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Sex Differences, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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