NCJ Number
103721
Journal
Adolescence Volume: 21 Issue: 83 Dated: (Fall 1986) Pages: 501-514
Date Published
1986
Length
14 pages
Annotation
Questionnaire responses from upper-status junior and senior high school students show the importance of perceived parental pressure in understanding adolescent self-esteem and deviant behavior.
Abstract
Adolescents who feel unduly pressured to achieve and succeed in school are also likely to have low self-esteem, to report deviant activity, and to feel they are incapable of reaching the goals set for them by their families. (Author abstract)