Sheltering the Self From the Storm: Self-Construal Abstractness and the Stability of Self-Esteem  

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Updegraff, John A. ; Emanuel, Amber S. ; Suh, Eunkook M. ; Gallagher, Kristel M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 36 no. 1 (Jan. 2010), page 97.
Topik: Individual Differences; Self-concept; Self-esteem; Self-evaluation; Stress; Well-being
Fulltext: Pers Soc Psychol Bull-2010-Updegraff-97-108-Lph.pdf (372.98KB)

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Self-construal abstractness (SCA) refers to the degree to which people construe important bases of self-esteem in a broad, flexible, and abstract rather than a concrete and specific manner. This article hypothesized that SCA would be a unique predictor of self-esteem stability, capturing the degree to which people’s most important bases of self-worth are resistant to disconfirmation. Two studies using a daily diary methodology examined relationships between SCA, daily self-esteem, and daily emotions and/or events. In Study 1, individual differences in SCA emerged as the most consistent and unique predictor of self-esteem stability. Furthermore, SCA contributed to self-esteem stability by buffering the influence of daily negative emotions on self-esteem. Study 2 manipulated SCA via a daily self-construal task and found an abstract versus concrete self-focus to buffer the influence of daily negative events on self-esteem. Implications of these findings for the study of the self and well-being are discussed.

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