Gender Differences in Self‐Ratings of Abilities and Skills

Students\u27 ratings of their abilities and skills were examined in relationship to self‐esteem and to their ratings of same‐gender peers. Participants were 112 students (59 women and 53 men) who were administered the Rosenberg (1965) self‐esteem scale and a questionnaire assessing self‐ratings of 14 general abilities and 30 specific skills, as well as peer ratings of the skills. Results indicated that (a) gender differences were observed on 3 of the 14 general abilities, (b) there were significant interactions between gender, peer versus self‐ratings and skill areas, and (c) self‐esteem scores were related to some of the self‐ratings. 1990 National Career Development Associatio