The self-conscious emotion of pride as mediator between self-esteem and positive affect

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the self-conscious emotion of pride in the relation between self-esteem and positive affect. Two objectives were addressed: first, exploring the relation among pride, self-esteem, and positive affect; second, analyzing the mediation role of pride in the association between self-esteem and positive affect. The results showed significant positive relations among self-esteem, pride, and positive affect, and confirmed the mediation role of pride in the association of self-esteem and positive affect. Implications for the work of school psychologists were discussed, emphasizing their role in supporting students' self-awareness, self-acceptance, and subjective well-being. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of PSIWORLD2011