Developmental stability of scholastic, social, athletic, and physical appearance self-concepts from preschool to early adulthood.
Diane L PutnickChun-Shin HahnCharlene HendricksMarc H BornsteinPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2019)
Multiple domains of self-concept constitute stable individual-difference characteristics, independent of global feelings of self-worth. Individuals who have high or low self-concepts early in development tend to maintain their relative standing into early adulthood suggesting points of intervention.