Cognitive theories of depression suggest that mood-reactive self-esteem, a pattern of cognitive reactivity where low self-esteem is temporally dependent on levels of sadness, represents vulnerability for depression. Few studies have directly tested this hypothesis, particularly using intensive data collection methods (i.e., experience sampling) required to capture the temporal dynamics of sadne...

The study aimed to assess dietary restraint and self-esteem as predictors of weight change over a time period of 8 years. Questionnaires assessing self-reported weight, body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, and self-esteem were completed by 77 young adults (19 men and 58 women) on two occasions separated by 8 years. On average, participants gained approximately 6 kg over the 8 years. Althoug...

Researchers have recently questioned the benefits associated with having high self-esteem. The authors propose that the importance of self-esteem lies more in how people strive for it rather than whether it is high or low. They argue that in domains in which their self-worth is invested, people adopt the goal to validate their abilities and qualities, and hence their self-worth. When people hav...

AIM To determine whether, following predictive genetic testing for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), children or adults receiving positive results experience clinically significant levels of anxiety or depression, and whether children receiving positive results experience higher levels of anxiety or depression than adults receiving positive results. DESIGN Two studies, one cross sectional...

the aim of this study was to investigate differences in stress coping styles between athletic and non-athletic students with high and low self-esteem. for this purpose, 465 students (118 females and 347 males, mean age 23.58+3.20 years) were selected by available sampling method. the questionnaire of coping styles (dadsetan et al. 1384) and self-esteem (rosenberg, 1987) were used to evaluate th...

OBJECTIVE To assess change in behavior, depression, and self-esteem in sexually abused children after 5 years and to determine which factors predict later functioning. METHOD Sixty-eight of 84 children and their nonoffending parents were reassessed after 5 years for depression, self-esteem, and behavior problems in the children; parental mental health; and family functioning. RESULTS There ...

OBJECTIVE There is mounting evidence that high levels of self-esteem are associated with better health outcomes, particularly in older adults dealing with serious medical illnesses. Much less is known about how this linkage unfolds developmentally, particularly during times like adolescence, when youngsters' self-views are typically in flux. Here we explore the self-esteem of adolescent females...

This study used a cluster analytic approach to identify self-esteem trajectories among adolescents over a four-year period from sixth to tenth grades (N = 1,160). Four self-esteem trajectories were identified thai replicated previous research: (1) consistently high, (2) moderate and rising, (3) steadily decreasing, and (4) consistently low. Female adolescents were more likely to be in the stead...