Low self-esteem prospectively predicts depression in adolescence and young adulthood.

U Orth, RW Robins, BW Roberts - Journal of personality and social …, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
Low self-esteem and depression are strongly correlated in cross-sectional studies, yet little
is known about their prospective effects on each other. The vulnerability model hypothesizes …

Reciprocal effects between academic self-concept, self-esteem, achievement, and attainment over seven adolescent years: Unidimensional and multidimensional …

HW Marsh, A O'Mara - Personality and social psychology …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
In their influential review, Baumeister, Campbell, Krueger, and Vohs (2003) concluded that
self-esteem—the global component of self-concept—has no effect on subsequent academic …

Positive affect uniquely predicts lower risk of mortality in people with diabetes.

JT Moskowitz, ES Epel, M Acree - Health Psychology, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: To determine whether positive affect predicts mortality among people with
diabetes and among a comparison group of people with no chronic health conditions …

Girls' relationship authenticity and self-esteem across adolescence.

EA Impett, L Sorsoli, D Schooler… - Developmental …, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
Feminist psychologists have long posited that relationship authenticity (ie, the congruence
between what one thinks and feels and what one does and says in relational contexts) is …

Peer victimization as a predictor of depression and body mass index in obese and non‐obese adolescents

RE Adams, WM Bukowski - Journal of Child Psychology and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The current study examined the pathway from peer victimization to depressive
symptoms and body mass index (BMI) as mediated by self‐concept for physical appearance …

Self-esteem levels and cardiovascular and inflammatory responses to acute stress

K O'Donnell, L Brydon, CE Wright, A Steptoe - Brain, behavior, and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Acute mental stress tests have helped to clarify the pathways through which psychosocial
factors are linked to disease risk. This methodology is now being used to investigate …

Self-esteem, self-concept, and quality of life in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

RN Russo, EJ Goodwin, MD Miller, EA Haan… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To investigate self-esteem, self-concept and quality of life in children with
hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) compared with typically developing peers. STUDY …

Fostering self‐esteem: exploring adult recollections on the influence of foster parents

N Luke, SM Coyne - Child & Family Social Work, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Foster parents are in a unique position to improve the self‐esteem of children in their care,
which may be lower than that of their non‐fostered peers. According to Harter's dual …

Area specific self-esteem, values, and adolescent substance use

J Donnelly, M Young, R Pearson… - Journal of Drug …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of illicit and licit drugs continues to be a major public health concern. Many
prevention and drug education programs address this issue by attempting to enhance self …

Is the allure of self-esteem a mirage after all?

JI Krueger, KD Vohs, RF Baumeister - 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
Comments on the original article" Do people's self-views matter? Self-concept and self-
esteem in everyday life," by WB Swann, Jr., C. Chang-Schneider, and KL McClarty (see …