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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

The pattern of age differences in self-esteem is similar between males and females in Japan: Gender differences in developmental trajectories of self-esteem from childhood to old age

Yuji Ogihara1 Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo162-8601, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Stefan Elmer2 University of Zurich, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Article: 1756147 | Received 21 Jan 2020, Accepted 06 Apr 2020, Published online: 13 May 2020

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