Research Examining Changes in Self-Esteem Levels During Adolescence Found That

Research examining changes in self-esteem levels during adolescence found that in general,

A) the majority of adolescents sampled had consistently high self-esteem.
B) about half of all adolescents show a pattern of chronically low self-esteem.
C) a significant minority of adolescents show self-esteem that begins low then rises with age.
D) adolescents who held a foreclosed identity status generally had the highest self-esteem.
E) adolescence is marked by a period of low self-esteem that continues into early adulthood.