Self-esteem and consistency of social behavior.

Within the context of a theory of self-other orientations it was proposed that the self-concept is a mediating agent between the organism and the social environment, and that self-esteem is that component of the self-system which is associated with the organism's consistency of social response. The consistency of the level of participation of patients in group therapy sessions was found to be associated with self-esteem as measured through tasks requiring juxtaposition of self and significant others. Self-esteem was also positively related to frequency of verbal participation in therapy groups.