The relationship between self-esteem and maladaptive behaviors in high school students

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Charles L. Richman
Kathryn Brown
Maxine Clark
Cite this article:  Richman, C., Brown, K., & Clark, M. (1984). The relationship between self-esteem and maladaptive behaviors in high school students. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 12(2), 177-186.


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General and area specific self-esteem scores of high school students were found to be inversely related to indices of maladaptive behavior. The specific maladaptive behaviors that were associated with self-esteem varied as a function of gender and social class. Implications for the possible causal relationship between self-esteem and maladaptive behaviors as they relate to gender and social class are discussed.
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