Latent growth curve
analyses indicated that self-esteem follows a quadratic trajectory across the adult life span, increasing
during young and middle adulthood, reaching a peak at about age 60 years, and then declining in old age.
No cohort differences in the self-esteem trajectory were found. Women had lower self-esteem than did
men in young adulthood, but their trajectories converged in old age. Whites and Blacks had similar
trajectories in young and middle adulthood, but the self-esteem of Blacks declined more sharply in old
age than did the self-esteem of Whites. More educated individuals had higher self-esteem than did less
educated individuals, but their trajectories were similar. Moreover, the results suggested that changes in
socioeconomic status and physical health account for the decline in self-esteem that occurs in old age.
Latent growth curveanalyses indicated that self-esteem follows a quadratic trajectory across the adult life span, increasingduring young and middle adulthood, reaching a peak at about age 60 years, and then declining in old age.No cohort differences in the self-esteem trajectory were found. Women had lower self-esteem than didmen in young adulthood, but their trajectories converged in old age. Whites and Blacks had similartrajectories in young and middle adulthood, but the self-esteem of Blacks declined more sharply in oldage than did the self-esteem of Whites. More educated individuals had higher self-esteem than did lesseducated individuals, but their trajectories were similar. Moreover, the results suggested that changes insocioeconomic status and physical health account for the decline in self-esteem that occurs in old age.
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