“…However, pos-SC and neg-SC scores were correlated in the expected direction with anxiety, depression and self-esteem scores. These fi ndings are in line with other studies taking into account the valence of SC which have predominantly found reduced pos-SC, and increased neg-SC, to be related to depression and low self-esteem (Brown, Hammen, Craske, & Wickens, 1995;Gara, Woolfolk, & Allen, 2002;Gara et al, 1993;Woolfolk et al, 1995Woolfolk et al, , 1999. In light of the lack of relationships found between the unitary measure and psychological well-being, the current fi ndings support the argument for splitting SC by valence (Woolfolk et al, 1995).…”