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Xavia P.
Mrs. Zurkowski
English Green
September 25, 2010

Source Citation:

Van Volkom, Michele. "The effects of childhood tomboyism and family  experiences on the self-esteem of college females." College Student Journal 43.3  (2009): 736+. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 19 Sept. 2010.

• If you were a tomboy, you will probably have a lower self-esteem in college.
•  " In his meta-analysis of thirty-five studies, they found a relationship between masculine traits and self-esteem. Kleinplatz et al. (1992) found that women who were "non-traditional" had significantly higher self-esteem than their traditional counterparts."
• " It was hypothesized that childhood tomboys would have higher self-esteem in adulthood than non-tomboys."
• Tomboys have a slightly high self-esteem than regular women.
• Tomboyism usually occurs during childhood.
• However, few women said that they were tomboys in adulthood. 
• Nearly half of women (41%) were tomboys.
• Someone who was usually over protected by their parents usually has a low self-esteem.
• Tomboys usually have older brothers as their role models.
•  " Parents' marital status, parents' employment status, and participants' birth order were not related to tomboyism."