Does self-threat promote social connection? The role of self-esteem and contingencies of self-worth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6206987 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lora E Park (0000-0002-2779-3034, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), Jon K Maner (0000-0002-6534-3341, Florida State University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 203-217 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| 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/a0013933 |
| PMID | 19210075 |
| OpenAlex | W2134417923 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
| References cited | 51 |
Six studies examined the social motivations of people with high self-esteem (HSE) and low self-esteem (LSE) following a threat to a domain of contingent self-worth. Whether people desired social contact following self-threat depended on an interaction between an individual's trait self-esteem and contingencies of self-worth. HSE participants who strongly based self-worth on appearance sought to connect with close others following a threat to their physical attractiveness. LSE participants who staked self-worth on appearance wanted to avoid social contact and, instead, preferred a less interpersonally risky way of coping with self-threat (wanting to enhance their physical attractiveness). Implications for theories of self-esteem, motivation, and interpersonal processes are discussed
Attractiveness · Coping (psychology) · Human physical appearance · Interpersonal communication · Physical attractiveness · Self · Self worth · Self-concept · Self-esteem · Social comparison theory · Trait · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 36 |
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| Citations per year | 2,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |