Self-Esteem, Self-Prediction, and Living up to Commitments

Heatherton, Todd F.; Ambady, Nalini

doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-8956-9_7

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“…The two variables were indeed highly correlated (r ¼ À0.73, p < 0.001), in keeping with previous research (e.g., Coopersmith, 1967;Heatherton & Ambady, 1993). To determine the amount of unique variance associated with the two predictors, we conducted a simultaneous multiple regression with level of risk taking for the self as the criterion variable and anxiety and self-esteem as predictors.…”

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confidence: 73%

The role of self-esteem and anxiety in decision making for self versus others in relationships

Wray

Stone

2005

J. Behav. Decis. Making

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Previous research has documented a tendency for people to make more risk-seeking decisions for others than for themselves in relationship scenarios. Two experiments investigated whether this self -other difference is moderated by participants' selfesteem and anxiety levels. In Experiment 1, lower self-esteem and higher anxiety levels were associated with more risk-averse choices for personal decisions but not for decisions for others. Therefore, participants with lower self-esteem/higher anxiety showed greater self -other differences in comparison to participants with higher self-esteem/ lower anxiety levels. Experiment 2 demonstrated that this effect was largely mediated by participants' expectations of success and feelings about potential negative outcomes. These results are discussed in the context of ''threats to the self,'' with a central role played by anxiety and self-esteem threats in personal decision making but not in decision making for others.

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Section: Correlational Analysessupporting

confidence: 73%

The role of self-esteem and anxiety in decision making for self versus others in relationships

Wray

Stone

2005

J. Behav. Decis. Making

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“…For example, as we have seen, people low in self-esteem expect to fail on novel tasks and as a consequence, they avoid trying new things, do not display persistence when faced with a difficult task, and fail to practice homework assignments when attempting behavior change. In fact, not only are people low in self-esteem less likely to make a commitment to change (Mayo, 1978;Rodin et al, 1988), they will respond to a single failure as clear evidence of their incompetence and simply give up trying (Heatherton and Ambady, 1993). Furthermore, people low in self-esteem readily become anxious and depressed.…”

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Self-esteem and its relationship to sexual offending

Marshall

Anderson

Champagne

1997

Psychology, Crime & Law

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“…Brockner, Wiesenfeld, & Raskas, 1993;Heatherton & Ambady, 1993). At the personal level, self-perceived discrepancy between one's actual self and some self-chosen ideal or preference has been posited to be a source of depression, anxiety, and neurosis; the absence of such discrepancy has been viewed as healthy (e.g.…”

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Maladjustment implications of self and group gender–role discrepancies: An ordered-discrepancy model

Burris

Branscombe

Klar

1997

Eur. J. Soc. Psychol.

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Deviation from personal ideals and group standards has maladaptive consequences. Using insights from self-categorization and social identity theories, an ordereddiscrepancy model of maladjustment was proposed in which simultaneously deviating from both types of standards is associated with increased maladjustment for members of high status groups, except when such dual discrepancies imply that one is closer to one's ideals than is one's group. In the latter case, decreased maladjustment can be expected. For members of low status groups, discrepancies from ideals, but not from one's group, were expected to predict maladjustment. Patterns of deviations on dimensions of masculinity and femininity predicted maladjustment among men, a high status group, and women, a low status group, as hypothesized. Implications for social identity and self-categorization theories, and for gender±role research, are discussed.

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Self-Esteem, Self-Prediction, and Living up to Commitments

Cited by 42 publications

References 48 publications

The role of self-esteem and anxiety in decision making for self versus others in relationships

The role of self-esteem and anxiety in decision making for self versus others in relationships

Self-esteem and its relationship to sexual offending

Maladjustment implications of self and group gender–role discrepancies: An ordered-discrepancy model

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