Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Brown, Jonathon D.
• Dutton, Keith A.
• Cook, Kathleen E.

Titel

From the top down: Self-esteem and self-evaluation

Ist Teil von

• Cognition and emotion, 2001-09, Vol.15 (5), p.615-631

Ort / Verlag

Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2001

Quelle

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The affective model of self-esteem development assumes that: (a) self-esteem forms early in life in response to relational and temperamental factors; and (b) once formed, endows high self-esteem people with the ability to promote, protect, and restore feelings of self-worth. In this article, we use the model to examine the relation between self-esteem and self-evaluations, showing that one way high self-esteem people maintain feelings of self-worth is by claiming to possess socially valued qualities. We conclude by considering the implications of the affective model for understanding the nature and functions of self-esteem.