Self-esteem and religiosity: comparison of 13- to 15-year-old students in Catholic and public junior high schools

From: Canadian Journal of Education | Date: January 1, 1997| Author: Bagley, Christopher; Mallick, Kanka | Copyright information

Self - Esteem and Religiosity: Comparison of 13 - to 15 - Year - Old Students in Catholic and Public Junior High Schools

Christopher Bagley university of southampton

Kanka Mallick manchester metropolitan university

An important goal of schooling is to support students' personal well - being, including to enhance their self - esteem (Bagley, 1989b; Bagley, Verma, Mallick, & Young, 1979). Self - esteem and self - concept (used as interchangeable constructs) are linked t...

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