Global Self-Esteem and Specific Self-Esteem: Different Concepts, Different Outcomes

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“…Self-perceptions can be considered as 'the awareness of good possessed by the self' (Harter, Fischer, Harter, & Serwator, 1999) and is most generally thought of as an individual's overall positive evaluation of the self (Cast & Burke, 2002;Rosenberg, Schooler, Schoenbach, & Rosenberg, 1995;Sonstroem, 1998). Selfperceptions are thought to direct human behaviour because people tend to act as they perceive themselves (Harter et al, 1999).…”

Refusal Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Smoking Refusal Skills and Water Pipe (Hookah) Smoking among Iranian Male Adolescents

“…A higher score indicated a stronger attitude against smoking. iii) Self esteem, which was measured by using the five interval semantic differential scale Rosenberg (Luhtanen and Crocker, 1992;Rosenberg et al, 1995;Schmitt and Allik, 2005), rated on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree). iiii) Refusal self-efficacy: Five items were used to assess the students' perceptions about smoking.…”

résilience psychologique et les facteurs de protections en contexte d'agression sexuelle auprès d'adolescents autochtones et caucassiens :

“…En effet, les résultats obtenus semblent congruents avec la recherche actuelle puisque l'estime de soi et le soutien communautaire se sont avérés significatifs. En effet, tel qu'avancé par d'autres chercheurs, ces facteurs sont associés au bien-être psychologique, favorisent les interactions sociales, contribuent à une plus grande sécurité émotionnelle et protègent la personne des effets délétères et de leur expression en termes de santé mentale (Armstrong er al, 2005;Rosenberg et al, 1995;Chen Yi-Feng, Huang, & Tjosvold, 2008). À la lumière des analyses obtenues, on peut donc penser que l'estime de soi est un important facteur de protection pour une trajectoire résiliente.…”