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Psychosocial development and self-esteem among traditional-aged university students in Hong Kong
Date Issued
2001
Publisher
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISSN
0897-5264
Citation
Journal of College Student Development, Jan/Feb 2001, vol. 42(1), pp. 68-78.
Type
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between psychosocial development and self-esteem among 449 Chinese freshmen enrolled at a Hong Kong university. Regression analyses revealed that the three developmental tasks of the Student Developmental Task and Lifestyle Inventory (SDTLI), Establishing and Clarifying Purpose (PUR), Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships (MIR), and Academic Autonomy (AA), were unique and reliable predictors of self-- esteem. Compared to prior data from a U.S. normative sample, the Hong Kong students scored lower on both PUR and MIR but higher on AA. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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