New Findings in Self-Esteem Research: Self-Esteem Security

被引:8
作者
Jelic, Margareta [1 ]
机构
[1] Filozofski Fak, Odsjek Psihologiju, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
来源
DRUSTVENA ISTRAZIVANJA | 2012年 / 21卷 / 02期
关键词
self-esteem level; secure self-esteem; implicit self-esteem; paradoxical self-esteem; defensive self-esteem; IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST; STABILITY; ENHANCEMENT; PERSONALITY; DIMENSIONS; CONTINGENCIES; PERSISTENCE; VALIDATION; ACTIVATION; PREJUDICE;
D O I
10.5559/di.21.2.08
中图分类号
D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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摘要
In scientific and popular psychological literature, self-esteem is often mentioned as an indicator of mental health, mature personality and adaptation of an individual. However, recently there has been a growing number of contradictory findings on self-esteem, the reason for which can be found in an old-fashioned approach to investigating self-esteem, i.e. neglecting various aspects of self-esteem, as well as different measures for self-esteem. The aim of this article is to familiarize researchers with new insights in self-esteem research, point out the complexity of the construct and give guidelines for future research. The article explains why the use of different self-esteem measures often results in contradictory findings concerning self-esteem level. We also introduce the construct of self-esteem security that can shed light on the abovementioned contradictory findings. Furthermore, the definition of self-esteem security as well as various operationalisations of this construct are given, and commonalities and differences with related constructs explained. Finally, the article presents results of recent self-esteem research and new findings in this area.
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页码:443 / 463
页数:21
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