, THE IMPACT OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBERTY UPON SELF-ESTEEM

摘要: DOCUMENT RESUME PS 009 231 Simmons, -RobertaG. ;-And Others ' The Impaet of Junior High School and Puberty upon Self-Esteem. , . Grant Foundation, New York, N.Y.; National.Inst. o Mental Health (DUN), Rockville, Md. Mar 77 NIMH-2-K02-MH-41688 30p.; Paper presented at thd Biennial Meeting theSociety for Research-in Child Developaent (New Orleans, Louisiana, March 17-20, 1977);.T#41es 1 2 may not reproduce clearly due to small print site ,of original document MF-$0.83 HC-$2.06 Plus Postage. Academic Achievement; *Adolescence; *Dating (Social); *Elementary Secondary Education; *Females; Grade 6; .Grade 7; *Junior Students; Maturation.; Middle Schools; Questionnaires; Racial Differtsce0; Research; Organization; Self Concept; *Sell' Esteele; *Sex Differences; Student Behavior This longitudinal study measured the impact pubertal development, sex, race, school type on self-esteem 12and 13-year-old'children. One questions being investigated was whether move from a protected elementary into larger, more impersonal junior high affected children's self-image negatively than did 6th 7th grade within same school. Subjects were 798 children 18 schools who interviewed privately once in year later frI-7th grade. There three main populations 'in -the--samrile:,(1) K-8 schools, (2) K-6/ high-Schools with comparable social characteristics, (3) K-6 which predominately black. interview consisted primarily multiple choice concerning self-esteem, behavior. Results indicated that white girls scored lower than, black or boys. An analysis data comparing students those K-6/junior programs moving likely show low retaining K78 system. Boys appear be by type: Maturation (as presence ofmenstruation), achievement scores dating behavior also .self-esteem girls. are discussed. (SB) Documents acquired ERIC include many informal unpublished materials available other sources. makes efre' ry. effort obtain best copy available. Nevertheless, items marginal reproducibility often encountered this affects qUality microfiche hardcopy reproductions via Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is responsible quality document. Reproductions supplied die can made original. U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EOUCATION WELFARZ NATIONAL INSTITUTEaOF THIS HAS 'BEEN REPROOUCED. EXACTLY AS RECE/VEU FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS VIEW OPINIONS STATFD 00 NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT 0.F ICIAL INSTITUTE EOLCATION POSITION POLICY IMPACT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBERTY UPON SELF-ESTEEM Roberta G. Ph.D.: Dafle Blvth, Ph.D., biane Bush The:woxl: Of senior author currently;:supported Research DeveJ.-7met Award National Institute Health. "-7. MH41688.and a'grantfkom Foundation. Presented meetings SoCiety.for in. child Development, March, 1977, Orleans. I;TPACT SCHOOLoAND.PUBERTY upoN .Et.F7EsTEEDI .Simmonc, Dale Plyth, Ph.D. .andTDiane Bush.. r` object of, present investigate.the development environmental change sef-e'teem early 1,44' adolescent females. In cro0-sectiona1 survey 1900 Grades 3-12 Ba1timore,,S7mmons et al. (1973) identified the-moVement aixth seventh grace as/a stressful, period self-picture_of children, \ based.on their varioubmcial-psychological scales. During.early / adoletcence(the years); comparison childhood years (Grades 3-6) st dents, particularly fem4les (Simmons F. Rosenberg, 1975) shown tQt xhibit heightened self-consciousness, greater instability A self-image; sligh ly loWer/global opinions themselves' with. regard qualitiesthey valued,and reduced conviction /1 parents, teachers, peerSiOf the.same sex held favorable them. 40They alto likely/ depressive affect, is, toindicate unhappinest. some reSPects'thip disturbandeappeared decline among older adolescents, while along dimensions it persisted/ Tb specif -the largest negati.ve seemed occur 12 // %' * an increase disturbance appeared olds had. olds. However, according-to Simmons child's context. peared have stronger effect than,age-maturation these aspects self/image; major reasons olds'were mire 11 moved.into Twelve likleiy negative Self-images twelve sixth no term 7diSturbance" used here indicate any direction pre-. turned uncomfortable child. 'Et is'not meant connote. psychopatholoay*.