Debates about the benefits of self-esteem have persisted for decades, both in the scientific
literature and in the popular press. Although many researchers and lay people have argued …

Social support has long been associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but
there is no consistent evidence on the strength and direction of this relationship. Whereas …

Cross-lagged models are by far the most commonly used method to test the prospective
effect of one construct on another, yet there are no guidelines for interpreting the size of …

El objetivo principal de la investigación fue conocer la relación entre las habilidades
sociales, el autoconcepto y la autoestima en estudiantes peruanos de educación …

Researchers often study constructs that are conceptually and/or empirically related, but
distinct (ie,“sibling constructs”). In social-personality psychology, as well as psychology more …

Many types of intervention are used to boost adults' self-esteem but their relative efficacy
and the characteristics that moderate this efficacy remain unclear. We addressed these …

Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

Theory suggests that people's work experiences influence their self-esteem and, vice versa,
that self-esteem influences work experiences. This meta-analysis of longitudinal studies …

Self‐esteem is a pervasive individual characteristic with major consequences for people's
lives. Recent research demonstrated normative change and substantial individual …

There is now compelling evidence that people's typical patterns of thinking, feeling, striving,
and behaving are both consistent and malleable. Therefore, researchers have begun to …