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Multiple Facets of Self-Esteem and their Relations to Depressive Symptoms

University of Georgia, mkernis{at}uga.cc.uga.edu

Connie R. Whisenhunt

University of Georgia

Stefanie B. Waschull

Athens Area Technical Institute

Keegan D. Greenier

University of Georgia

Andrea J. Berry

University of Georgia

Caryn E. Herlocker

University of Georgia

Craig A. Anderson

University of Missouri-Columbia

The authors examined whether stability and level of self-esteem interact with daily hassles in predicting severity of depressive symptoms. As predicted, Time 2 depression scores (with Time 1 scores controlled) were highest among individuals with unstable self-esteem who reported considerable daily hassles. By contrast, self-esteem level did not interact with daily hassles to predict Time 2 depressive symptoms. These findings held even after negative self-concept items were eliminated from the depressive symptom inventories. Additional analyses revealed that self-esteem stability accounted for variance independent of the tendency to over generalize following failure or negative event attributional style. These findings support the contention that unstable self-esteem reflects fragile feelings of self-worth that exacerbate depressive symptoms under certain circumstances.

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