When Does Self-Esteem Relate to Deviant Behavior? The Role of Contingencies of Self-Worth

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1345-1353

  Ferris, D Lance ^a   Brown, Douglas J ^b   Lian, Huiwen ^b   Keeping, Lisa M ^c  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

contingent self esteem; organizational deviance; plasticity theory; self consistency theory; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 69949113241     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016115     Document Type: Article

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