Author: Peggy Orenstein
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In 1990, the AAUW conducted a poll that highlighted how young girls lose their self-esteem as they reach adolescence. They emerge from adolescence with reduced expectations of life, and much less confidence in themselves and their abilities than boys have. Through anecdotes, Orenstein brings to life the findings of the AAUW study.
Schoolgirls
Author: Peggy Orenstein
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In 1990, the AAUW conducted a poll that highlighted how young girls lose their self-esteem as they reach adolescence. They emerge from adolescence with reduced expectations of life, and much less confidence in themselves and their abilities than boys have. Through anecdotes, Orenstein brings to life the findings of the AAUW study.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In 1990, the AAUW conducted a poll that highlighted how young girls lose their self-esteem as they reach adolescence. They emerge from adolescence with reduced expectations of life, and much less confidence in themselves and their abilities than boys have. Through anecdotes, Orenstein brings to life the findings of the AAUW study.
The Confidence Code for Girls
Author: Katty Kay
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006279700X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Girls can rule the world—all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. Packed with graphic novel strips; appealing illustrations; fun lists, quizzes, and challenges; and true stories from tons of real girls, The Confidence Code for Girls teaches girls to embrace risk, deal with failure, and be their most authentic selves. It’s a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving like never before, yet they’re consumed with doubt on the inside. Girls worry constantly about how they look, what people think, whether to try out for a sports team or school play, why they aren’t getting “perfect” grades, and how many likes and followers they have online. Katty Kay and Claire Shipman use cutting-edge science and research, as well as proven methods of behavioral change, to reach girls just when they need it the most—the tween and teen years. Plus don't miss Living the Confidence Code! Packed with photos, graphic novel strips, and engaging interviews, Living the Confidence Code proves that no matter who you are, or how old you are, nothing is out of reach when you decide to try.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006279700X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Girls can rule the world—all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. Packed with graphic novel strips; appealing illustrations; fun lists, quizzes, and challenges; and true stories from tons of real girls, The Confidence Code for Girls teaches girls to embrace risk, deal with failure, and be their most authentic selves. It’s a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving like never before, yet they’re consumed with doubt on the inside. Girls worry constantly about how they look, what people think, whether to try out for a sports team or school play, why they aren’t getting “perfect” grades, and how many likes and followers they have online. Katty Kay and Claire Shipman use cutting-edge science and research, as well as proven methods of behavioral change, to reach girls just when they need it the most—the tween and teen years. Plus don't miss Living the Confidence Code! Packed with photos, graphic novel strips, and engaging interviews, Living the Confidence Code proves that no matter who you are, or how old you are, nothing is out of reach when you decide to try.
Self-esteem and Health Behaviors of Adolescent Females
Author: Lisa J. Mackiewicz-Hughes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health behavior in adolescence
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health behavior in adolescence
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Beyond Appearance
Author: Norine G. Johnson
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
ISBN: 9781557985828
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
"This volume presents a balanced view of teen girls that emphasizes their strengths as well as the challenges they must meet. In Beyond Appearance: A New Look at Adolescent Girls, the contributing authors review and assess research on girls from a variety of racial and ethnic as well as socioeconomic backgrounds, searching for commonalities as well as differences."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
ISBN: 9781557985828
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
"This volume presents a balanced view of teen girls that emphasizes their strengths as well as the challenges they must meet. In Beyond Appearance: A New Look at Adolescent Girls, the contributing authors review and assess research on girls from a variety of racial and ethnic as well as socioeconomic backgrounds, searching for commonalities as well as differences."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Construction of the Self
Author: Susan Harter
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781572307162
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Drawing upon extensive theoretical knowledge and decades of empirical research by the author and others, this volume traces changes in the structure and content of self-representations from the preschool years through late adolescence. Harter provides a trenchant analysis of the cognitive and social processes responsible for the development of each person's unique sense of self. Throughout, normative-developmental and individual difference variables are clearly identified and clinical applications spotlighted. This authoritative work will be read with interest by scholars, clinicians, and students interested in understanding the causes and consequences of low self-esteem, or in designing interventions to promote more adaptive self-evaluations.
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781572307162
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Drawing upon extensive theoretical knowledge and decades of empirical research by the author and others, this volume traces changes in the structure and content of self-representations from the preschool years through late adolescence. Harter provides a trenchant analysis of the cognitive and social processes responsible for the development of each person's unique sense of self. Throughout, normative-developmental and individual difference variables are clearly identified and clinical applications spotlighted. This authoritative work will be read with interest by scholars, clinicians, and students interested in understanding the causes and consequences of low self-esteem, or in designing interventions to promote more adaptive self-evaluations.
The Loss of Self-esteem Among Early Adolescent Females
Author: Sharla A. Blank
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Relationship Between Selected Variables and the Self-esteem in Adolescent Females
Author: Portia Lanette Foster
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Effects of Education on Adolescent Females Self Esteem
Author: Debra Willerscheidt-Olson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Self-esteem in adolescence
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Self-esteem in adolescence
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Self-esteem in Adolescent Females in Single-gender Versus Coeducational Classes in Public Schools
Author: Cathy Cunningham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Self-esteem in children
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Self-esteem in children
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The Interaction of Self-esteem and Locus of Control of Adolescent Females
Author: Virginia Lee Gleason
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Control (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Control (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
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