We examined the relation between low self-esteem and depression using longitudinal data from a sample of 674 Mexican-origin early adolescents who were assessed at age 10 and 12 years. Results supported the vulnerability model, which states that low self-esteem is a prospective risk factor for depression. Moreover, results suggested that the vulnerability effect of low self-esteem is driven, for...

In this study, the author hypothesized that a high belief in a just world for Self (BJW-S), coupled with high perceived self-efficacy, would contribute to preservation of self-esteem in threatening social comparison. Participants (N=186) completed the General Self-Efficacy Scale (Walliser, Schwartzer, & Jerusalem, 1993) and the BJW-S and BJW for Others (BJWO) scales (Lipkus, Dalbert, & Siegler,...

background: although the association between major depressive disorder (mdd) and low self-esteem is well established, we do not know if race and ethnicity modify the magnitude of this link. objectives: using a nationally representative sample of adults in the united states, we explored whether or not race alters the association between mdd and self-esteem. materials and methods: data came from ...

conclusions the current study showed significant association between the rosenberg self-esteem test results and smoking, and illegal drug abuse like heroin, pills, alcohol, nas, and other substances. therefore, increasing self-esteem is essential for preventing the adolescents’ emotional and behavioral disorders. this fact could guide us to the new approaches for smoking and drug-abuse preventi...

Purpose: This study intended to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and habits on academic performance of students in universities.
 Methodology: The adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. is basically involved collecting from existing resources hence it often considered low cost technique as compare...

Cognitive restructuring and exposure therapy have been integrated into a highly structured package for the treatment of social phobia termed cognitive-behavioral group therapy (CBGT). The first two sessions of CBGT for social phobia are devoted to training clients in the basic tenets of cognitive therapy. Clients learn to identify their own irrational thoughts and to challenge the content of th...