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Institution: STANFORD Univ Med Center  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 6 No. 1, January 1997   Archives  •  Online Features EDITORIAL  This Article  • Excerpt  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal Self-esteem and Health Is the Relationship Real? Ronald W. Chapman, MD, MPH Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(1):71. References Article references have been provided for searching and linking. Additional reference information may be available in the article PDF. 1. Hurst DF, Boswell DL, Boogaard SE, Watson MW. The relationship of self-esteem to the health-related behaviors of the patients of a primary care clinic. Arch Fam Med. 1996;6:67-70. 2. Mossey JM, Shapiro E. Self-rated health: a predictor of mortality among the elderly. Am J Public Health. 1982;72:800-808. FREE FULL TEXT 3. Roos NP, Havens B. Predictors of successful aging: a twelve-year study of Manitoba elderly. Am J Public Health. 1991;81:63-68. FREE FULL TEXT 4. Guralnik JM, Kaplan GA. Predictor of health aging: prospective evidence from the Alameda County Study. Am J Public Health. 1989;79:703-708. FREE FULL TEXT 5. Giblin PT, Pland ML, Ager JW. Clinical applications of self-esteem and locus of control to adolescent health. J Adolesc Health Care. 1988;9:1-14. PUBMED 6. Dielman TE, Leech SL, Lorenger AF. Health locus of control and self-esteem as related to adolescent health behaviors and intentions. Adolescence. 1984;19:935-950. PUBMED 7. Vernon MEL, Green JA, Frothingham TE. Teenage pregnancy: a prospective study of self-esteem and other sociodemographic factors. Pediatrics. 1983;72:632-635. FREE FULL TEXT 8. Torres R, Fernandez F. Self-esteem and value of health as determinants of adolescent health behavior. J Adolesc Health Care. 1995;16:60-63.