Self-esteem and clarity of the self-concept
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer D Campbell (University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 538-549 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.59.3.538 |
| PMID | 2231284 |
| OpenAlex | W1976749919 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 341 |
| References cited | 42 |
This article examines the association between evaluative and knowledge components of the self. Four studies tested the hypothesis that the self-concepts of low-self-esteem (LSE) people are characterized by less clarity or certainty than those of high-self-esteem (HSE) people. LSE Ss exhibited less extremity and self-reported confidence when rating themselves on bipolar trait adjectives (Study 1), less temporal stability in their trait ratings over a 2-month interval (Study 2), less congruence between their self-concepts and their subsequent perceptions of situation-specific behavior and memory for prior behavior (Study 3), and less internal consistency, lower self-rated confidence, and longer reaction times when making me/not me responses to pairs of opposite traits (Study 4). Alternative accounts of the results and the implications of self-concept clarity for understanding the pervasive impact of self-esteem on behavior are discussed
Certainty · CLARITY · Congruence (geometry) · Consistency (knowledge bases) · Developmental psychology · Internal consistency · Perception · Psychometrics · Self-concept · Self-esteem · Social perception · Trait · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 341 |
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| Citations per year | 9,74 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2026 (36) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 307 |