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 …

To investigate the normative trajectory of self-esteem across the life span, this meta-analysis
synthesizes the available longitudinal data on mean-level change in self-esteem. The …

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

In virtually all areas of psychology, the question of whether a particular construct has a
prospective effect on another is of fundamental importance. For decades, the cross-lagged …

This meta-analysis evaluated the relation between social support and depression in youth
and compared the cumulative evidence for 2 theories that have been proposed to explain …

In this study, we examined the effect of family environment on self-esteem development from
late childhood (age 10) through adolescence (age 16), using 4-wave longitudinal data from …

Using a time-lagged field survey, the current study examined the psycho-economic effects of
job insecurity among hospitality workers during the recent pandemic of COVID-19. The study …

Parental phubbing refers to the extent to which parents use or are distracted by their cell
phone when they interact with their children. There has been growing scholarly interest in …

We examined the life-span development of self-esteem and tested whether self-esteem
influences the development of important life outcomes, including relationship satisfaction …

Ample research has shown that low self-esteem increases the risk to develop depressive
symptoms during adolescence. However, the mechanism underlying this association …