The relationship between height and self-esteem was examined among male (n = 85) and female (n = 125) college students (n = 210). It was hypothesized that self-esteem would increase with height for males and decrease with height for females. The data gave no distinct pattern for height and self-esteem for either gender, so height apparently has little role in the determination of self-esteem.
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