Self-Esteem

By Race

"Adolescent Self-Esteem: Differences by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Age,"

Large-scale representative surveys of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students in the United States show high self-esteem scores for all groups. African-American students score highest, Whites score slightly higher than Hispanics, and Asian Americans score lowest. Males score slightly higher than females.