What constitutes vulnerable self-esteem? Comparing the prospective effects of low, unstable, and contingent self-esteem on depressive symptoms

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 737-753

  Sowislo, Julia Friederike ^a   Orth, Ulrich ^b   Meier, Laurenz L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Big Five personality traits; Depression; Diary data; Instability and contingency of self esteem; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924766844     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037770     Document Type: Article

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