Regarding changes in self-esteem during adolescence,
a. both girls and boys show sharp declines in self-esteem.
b. more girls than boys experience a decline in self-esteem.
c. more girls than boys improve their self-esteem.
d. both boys and girls sharply improve their self-esteem.

Respuesta :

Answer:

The correct answer is :

b. more girls than boys experience a decline in self-esteem.

Explanation:

During adolescence the develop of human being is characterized in different ways in a great  part due to gender. During this time, boys and girls differ regarding self-esteem development due to the fact that social influence and points of view affect such development. Mainly, through publicity and social media, society established some general parameters for people according to their gender such as skinny girls and corpulent boys. These judgment parameters lead adolescent to have different point of view, generally girls begin feeling frustrated for their not skinny and perfect bodies, normally focussing more in emotions; and guys on the contrary grow self-esteem when they are in competition with the others which is normally what makes them move forward.