The California Test of Personality (CTP) with 15 subscales, the Sears Self-concept Inventory which measures self-esteem, and an Identification Inventory were administered to 34 girls and 37 boys ranging in age from 9 to 15 yr. The subscores of the CTP were correlated with both self-esteem and level of identification for both males and females. The self-esteem of males but not females was related to the personality measures, and the level of identification of females but not males was related to the personality subscales.
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