STABILITY OF SELF-ESTEEM AS A MODERATOR OF THE RELATION BETWEEN LEVEL OF SELF-ESTEEM AND DEPRESSION

被引:151
作者
KERNIS, MH [1 ]
GRANNEMANN, BD [1 ]
MATHIS, LC [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TEXAS,ARLINGTON,TX 76019
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10.1037/0022-3514.61.1.80
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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The hypothesis that stability of self-esteem would moderate the predictive relationship between level of self-esteem and depression was tested. Specifically, level of self-esteem was hypothesized to relate more strongly to subsequent depression for individuals with stable self-esteem than for individuals with unstable self-esteem. Results strongly supported this hypothesis. Implications for the relation between level of self-esteem and depression, and for the moderator variable approach to personality and prediction, are discussed.
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