Girls and young women tend to have self-esteem issues and depressive symptoms more frequently than do boys and men. What happens in late adulthood?
a. Gender differences increase and older adult women are considerably more depressed than men.
b. Gender differences reverse, where older adult men are considerably more depressed than women.
c. Gender differences disappear.
d. Gender differences increase, but only in depression, not self-esteem.
Answer: C
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