as depicted by the graph, self-esteem dips during early adolescent years, then begins to increase and eventually stabilizes as one gets into their 30s and into middle adulthood.

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self esteem tends to increase from childhood into young adulthood, taking a slight decrease during young adolescent years (13-18). Once a person reaches 30 years old, self-esteem tends to stabilize and remains the same for the rest of their lives. Genders also differ on the times when their self-esteem increases and decreases during their adolescent years.

age and self esteem

Erol, R. E., Orth, U. (2011). Self esteem Development from Age 14 to 30 Years: A Longitudinal study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 101(3), 607-619.

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