Self‐esteem trajectories across 25 years and midlife intimate relations

Johnson, Matthew D.; Galambos, Nancy L.; Krahn, Harvey

doi:10.1111/pere.12100

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“…This interpretation would be in line with the results from the autoregressive models where, again among males only, low self-esteem was predictive of later interpersonal conflicts. As such, the result of low self-esteem inducing later interpersonal conflicts and good self-esteem leading to more satisfying relationships is in line with earlier findings in the literature [ 19 , 20 , 43 ]. In part this is because self-esteem provides a filter through which we view and respond to the behavior of others [ 7 , 40 ].…”

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Interpersonal Conflicts and Development of Self-Esteem from Adolescence to Mid-Adulthood. A 26-Year Follow-Up

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This study investigated the association between interpersonal conflicts and the trajectory of self-esteem from adolescence to mid-adulthood. The directionality of effects between self-esteem and interpersonal conflicts was also studied. Participants of a Finnish cohort study in 1983 at age 16 (N = 2194) were followed up at ages 22 (N = 1656), 32 (N = 1471) and 42 (N = 1334) using postal questionnaires. Measures covered self-esteem and interpersonal conflicts including, conflicts with parents, friends, colleagues, superiors, partners, break-ups with girl/boyfriends, and divorces. Participants were grouped using latent profile analysis to those having “consistently low”, “decreasing”, or “increasing” number of interpersonal conflicts from adolescence to adulthood. Analyses were done using latent growth curve models and autoregressive cross-lagged models. Among both females and males the self-esteem growth trajectory was most favorable in the group with a consistently low number of interpersonal conflicts. Compared to the low group, the group with a decreasing number of interpersonal conflicts had a self-esteem trajectory that started and remained at a lower level throughout the study period. The group with an increasing number of interpersonal conflicts had a significantly slower self-esteem growth rate compared to the other groups, and also the lowest self-esteem level at the end of the study period. Cross-lagged autoregressive models indicated small, but significant lagged effects from low self-esteem to later interpersonal conflicts, although only among males. There were no effects to the opposite direction among either gender. Our results show that those reporting more and an increasing number of interpersonal conflicts have a lower and more slowly developing self-esteem trajectory from adolescence to mid-adulthood. While the result was expected, it does not seem to imply an effect from interpersonal conflicts to low self-esteem. Rather, if anything, our results seem to suggest that those with low self-esteem are more prone to later interpersonal conflicts.

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Interpersonal Conflicts and Development of Self-Esteem from Adolescence to Mid-Adulthood. A 26-Year Follow-Up

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“…Of course, many integrative models of couple relations, such as the vulnerability-stress-adaptation model (Karney & Bradbury, 1995), the intimacy process model (Reis & Shaver, 1988), and the dependency regulation model (Murray, Holmes, & Griffin, 2000), acknowledge bidirectional associations among behaviors and perceptions, contending "cognition leads to emotionally expressive dyadic behaviors, which determine marital satisfaction" (Johnson, Karney, Rogge, & Bradbury, 2001, p. 173). Yet, most longitudinal empirical work rooted in these perspectives, with a few exceptions, has focused on either the behavior to perception pathway (see Horne & Johnson, 2017) or perception to behavior pathway (see Johnson, Galambos, & Krahn, 2015) without full consideration of the originally theorized bidirectionality of these models.…”

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Temporality of couple conflict and relationship perceptions.

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Hardy

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Journal of Family Psychology

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Using 5 waves of longitudinal survey data gathered from 3,405 couples, the present study investigates the temporal associations between self-reported couple conflict (frequency and each partner's constructive and withdrawing behaviors) and relationship perceptions (satisfaction and perceived instability). Autoregressive cross-lagged model results revealed couple conflict consistently predicted future relationship perceptions: More frequent conflict and withdrawing behaviors and fewer constructive behaviors foretold reduced satisfaction and conflict frequency and withdrawal heightened perceived instability. Relationship perceptions also shaped future conflict, but in surprising ways: Perceptions of instability were linked with less frequent conflict, and male partner instability predicted fewer withdrawing behaviors for female partners. Higher satisfaction from male partners also predicted more frequent and less constructive conflict behavior in the future. These findings illustrate complex bidirectional linkages between relationship perceptions and couple conflict behaviors in the development of couple relations. (PsycINFO Database Record

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“…Wrzus, Hänel, Wagner, & Neyer, 2013). Details are available in previous publications (Galambos, Barker, & Krahn, 2006;Johnson, Galambos, & Krahn, 2015;Krahn et al, 2015). At baseline (age 18), there were more men (53%) than women (47%) in the study.…”

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Trajectories of perceived support from family, friends, and lovers in the transition to adulthood

Galambos

Fang

Horne

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Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Trajectories of perceived support from family, friends, and lovers were examined in 923 high school seniors surveyed across the transition to adulthood (ages 18, 19, 20, 22, and 25). Growth models revealed a cubic pattern of support from family members, which peaked at age 20, no change in friend support, and a linear decrease in lover support. Women reported higher levels of support than did men for all sources except fathers. Over time, friend and lover support decreased for women but increased for men. Both mother and father support were higher among young people who had left home, and cohabitation/marriage was associated with lower friend support and higher lover support. Support in close social relationships in the early 20s is dynamic; personal characteristics (e.g., gender) and life course transitions such as leaving home and marriage contribute to changing levels of perceived support.

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Self‐esteem trajectories across 25 years and midlife intimate relations

Cited by 5 publications

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Interpersonal Conflicts and Development of Self-Esteem from Adolescence to Mid-Adulthood. A 26-Year Follow-Up

Interpersonal Conflicts and Development of Self-Esteem from Adolescence to Mid-Adulthood. A 26-Year Follow-Up

Temporality of couple conflict and relationship perceptions.

Trajectories of perceived support from family, friends, and lovers in the transition to adulthood

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