The Cost of Lower Self-Esteem: Testing a Self- and Social-Bonds Model of Health

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 412-428

  Stinson, Danu Anthony ^a   Logel, Christine ^a   Zanna, Mark P ^a   Holmes, John G ^a   Cameron, Jessica J ^b   Wood, Joanne V ^a   Spencer, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

health; self esteem; social realtionships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EGO; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; EGO; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 40449140096     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.94.3.412     Document Type: Article

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