A meta-analysis conducted by Harris and Orth (2020) found positive prospective cross-
lagged effects between quality of social relations and self-esteem in included longitudinal …

A recent meta-analysis reported a reciprocal link between self-esteem and quality of social
relations in longitudinal analyses, characterized by a positive feedback loop. However, meta …

Self-esteem promises to serve as the nexus of social experiences ranging from social
acceptance, interpersonal traits, interpersonal behavior, relationship quality, and …

Research on the longitudinal association between self-esteem and satisfaction with social
relationships has led to ambiguous conclusions regarding the temporal order and strength …

Theorists have long assumed that people's self-esteem and social relationships influence
each other. However, the empirical evidence has been inconsistent, creating substantial …

People with lower self-esteem (LSEs) suffer from poor relational well-being. This may occur,
in part, because LSEs' epistemic needs constrain their ability to benefit from positive social …

Although many laypeople believe that self-esteem influences the quality of relationships, the
empirical evidence is mixed. In this Review, we identify reasons for inconsistent findings and …

Despite the amount of attention that researchers have devoted to the topic of self-esteem,
many central questions remain unanswered. Sociometer theory addresses many such …

A recent meta-analysis, of 38 studies with data from 43 independent samples (total N=
24,668), claimed evidence for positive reciprocal prospective effects, and hence for both top …

The present study investigates the relationship between self-esteem, its interactive patterns
within couples, and relationship satisfaction. We employed dyadic response surface …