SELF-ESTEEM OF ADOLESCENT FEMALES AS RELATED TO RACE, ECONOMIC STATUS, AND AREA OF RESIDENCE

-The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale was used to measure the self-esteem of 109 14and 16-yr.-old (f 6 mo.) girls. The self-esteem scores were categorized by economic status, race, and area of residence. For urban girls mean self-esteem of upper economic status subjects was significantly higher than that of those at the lower economic status. The self-esteem of upper economic status urban girls was significantly higher than the self-esteem of their rural peers. Finally, the self-esteem of the urban black girls was significantly higher than the self-esteem of the urban white girls.