Refining the vulnerability model of low self-esteem and depression: Disentangling the effects of genuine self-esteem and narcissism.

Orth, Ulrich; Robins, Richard W.; Meier, Laurenz L.; Conger, Rand D.

doi:10.1037/pspp0000038

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“…Such feelings of superiority are at the core of narcissism rather than self‐esteem (Brummelman, Thomaes, & Sedikides, ). Unlike narcissists, individuals with high self‐esteem rarely lash out against others for small perceived slights (Donnellan, Trzesniewski, Robins, Moffitt, & Caspi, ), and are at reduced risk of developing anxiety and depression (Orth, Robins, Meier, & Conger, ).…”

Section: How Social Relationships Shape the Self‐conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Children Construct Views of Themselves: A Social‐Developmental Perspective

Brummelman

Thomaes

2017

Child Development

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As they grow up, children construct views of themselves and their place in the world, known as their self-concept. This topic has often been addressed by social psychologists (studying how the self-concept is influenced by social contexts) and developmental psychologists (studying how the self-concept changes over time). Yet, relatively little is known about the origins of the self-concept. This article calls for research that bridges social and developmental psychology to illuminate this important issue. Adopting such a social-developmental approach, the current special section shows that children construct their self-concept based on the social relationships they have, the feedback they receive, the social comparisons they make, and the cultural values they endorse. These findings underline the deeply social nature of self-development.

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Section: How Social Relationships Shape the Self‐conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Children Construct Views of Themselves: A Social‐Developmental Perspective

Brummelman

Thomaes

2017

Child Development

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“…Baumeister, Smart, & Boden, 1996). It is worth noting, SELF-ESTEEM AND ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS 16 however, that research in the field of self-esteem and depression suggests that the adaptive effect of self-esteem is linear across the continuum from low to high self-esteem (i.e., the adaptive effect is not weaker at very high levels of self-esteem; Orth, Robins, Meier, & Conger, 2015).…”

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Self-Esteem and the Quality of Romantic Relationships

Erol

Orth

2016

European Psychologist

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Abstract. The relation between self-esteem and romantic relationships has been the focus of many research studies. In this article, we review theoretical perspectives and available evidence on (a) the effect of people’s self-esteem on the quality of their romantic relationships, (b) the effect of self-esteem similarity between partners on relationship quality, and (c) the psychological mechanisms that might account for the link between self-esteem and relationship quality. Overall, the evidence suggests that high self-esteem is beneficial in romantic relationships. Furthermore, research using data from both partners of couples suggests that high self-esteem has a positive effect also on the partner’s happiness with the relationship. However, research indicates that the degree of self-esteem similarity between partners does not influence the couple’s relationship satisfaction. Although evidence suggests that perceived regard and secure attachment between the partners explains why self-esteem is beneficial in romantic relationships, future research is needed to examine in more detail the mechanisms through which self-esteem contributes to a happy relationship.

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“…A positive view of self has been found to be the primary contributor to children's psychological well-being, whereas a negative view leads to depressive symptoms. Specifically, children with high self-esteem are more optimistic and perceive life events as manageable and therefore feel less depression (Friederike & Orth, 2013;Orth, Robins, Meier, & Conger, 2016). On the contrary, children with low self-esteem consider themselves to be of less value and adequacy and hence show more depressive symptoms (Abela & D'Alessandro, 2002;Behnke, Plunkett, Sands, & Bamaca-Colbert, 2011;Orth, Robins, Widaman, & Conger, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%