Scientific Study from the year 2024 in the subject Psychology - Cognition, , language: English, abstract: In this study, the extent to which the self-esteem and self-efficacy of Hispanic high school girls has been affected by their respective expectations will be measured, recorded, and analyzed in respect to impact and how much this impact differs from that of Hispanic high school boys. Additionally, by incorporating and narrowing the ethnicity of participants to Hispanics, the extent to which perceived expectations and standards are prevalent amongst them can be contrasted with that of the general population and utilized for future research.

Nuances between the aforementioned factors will lead towards discernment between self-esteem and self-efficacy levels of Hispanic high school girls compared to those of Hispanic high school boys. This study holds value and significance as results could indicate a difference in the extremity of the standards held for women and those held for men.

It could also provide insight pertaining to the way that each gender thinks about the standards they are expected to uphold and explain why they think that way. .