The promise of an identity-based self-affirmation intervention in protecting against self-esteem declines at the high school transition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9785976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam J Hoffman (0000-0001-5508-3905, Cornell University, corresponding author), Hannah L Schacter (0000-0002-8186-7495, Wayne State University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1842-1854 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/dev0001789 |
| PMID | 38976430 |
| OpenAlex | W4400416561 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Given the importance of self-esteem for promoting adolescents' social, psychological, and academic adjustment and the growing importance of social identities during adolescence, this five-wave study examined whether an identity-based self-affirmation intervention attenuated declines in adolescent self-esteem following the high school transition. A sample of ninth graders in the United States ( N = 388; M age = 14.05; 60.6% female; 35.8% male; 3.6% nonbinary, trans, or identifying with another gender; 46% White, 19% Black, 17% Asian, 6% Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, 6% Biracial/Multiethnic, 3% Latinx/Hispanic, and 3% another race/ethnicity) was recruited for the study. Following completion of a baseline online survey assessing self-esteem, participants were assigned to one of three conditions and corresponding writing exercises: identity-based self-affirmation, values-based self-affirmation, or control. Participants completed the same writing exercise during the first three waves of the study, and they completed measures of self-esteem at all five waves. Results indicated that participants in the self-affirmation conditions, but not the control condition, were protected from declining self-esteem across 1 year. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Developmental psychology · Identity (music · Intervention (counseling · Self-affirmation · Self-concept · Self-control · Self-esteem · Transition (genetics · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
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Now and Then
| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |