Self-esteem maintenance processes: Why low self-esteem may be resistant to change

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 920-933

  Josephs, Robert A ^a   Bosson, Jennifer K ^b   Jacobs, Christopher G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Negative feedback; Positive feedback; Self esteem; Self worth; Source credibility

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0037528190     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203029007010     Document Type: Review

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