Introduction
Richard P. Lipka and Thomas M. Brinthaupt
PART I. EARLY AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
1. Self-complexity and Self-esteem in Middle Childhood
Karen M. Anderson
2. The Tasks of Self-development in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence
Stephen R. Shirk and Andrew G. Renouf
PART II. LATE CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
3. Self in School: Age and School Experience Effects
Richard P. Lipka, David P. Hurford, and Mary Jo Litten
4. Self-concept Stability and Change during Adolescence
David H. Demo and Ritch C. Savin-Williams
PART III. ADULTHOOD AND OLD AGE
5. Variations in Self-esteem in Daily Life: Methodological and Developmental Issues
Anne J. Wells
6. The Best and Worst of It: Age and Sex Differences in Self-discrepancy Research
Daniel M. Ogilvie and Margaret D. Clark
7. Trait Distinctiveness and Age Specificity in the Self-Concept
John H. Mueller, W. Calvin Johnson, Alison Dandoy, and Tim Keller
8. Summary and Implications
Richard P. Lipka and Thomas M. Brinthaupt
Contributors
Subject Index
Author Index