Contingencies of Self Esteem

自尊的意外情况

基本信息

批准号：
7385047
负责人：
Jennifer K Crocker
金额：
$ 35.47万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
1998
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
1998-08-20 至 2010-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): The proposed research begins with the hypothesis that the importance of self-esteem lies not just in whether it is high or low (i.e., level of self-esteem), but also in people's preoccupation with seeking self-esteem - pursuing the goal to validate the self in domains of self-worth contingency. In the short term, successful pursuit of self-esteem relieves anxiety and increases feelings of safety, security, and superiority. These benefits, however, are short-lived and may come at a high price to the self and to others. The proposed studies explore the following hypotheses 1) threats in domains of contingent self-worth trigger the goal of self-validation, which in turn triggers reactions (thoughts, emotions, and behaviors) that undermine learning, autonomy, and relatedness, and self-regulation; 2) these reactions threats in domains of contingent self-worth trigger self-validation goals in others; 3) learning goals (in which performance outcomes are viewed as a means to learning), and goals that include what is good for the other as well as the self can undo or diminish the effects of threats in domains of contingent self-worth on learning, relatedness, autonomy, and self-regulation; 4) over time, self-validation goals trigger by actual or anticipated threats in domains of self-worth contingency undermine mental health, leading to increases in symptoms of depression, anxiety, disordered eating, and narcissism. Seventeen laboratory experiments examine the effects of actual and anticipated threats in domains of contingent self-worth on self-validation goals and thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Two daily report studies examine how threats in domains of self-worth affect self-validation goals and learning, relatedness, autonomy, and self-regulation in daily life, and also examine in students at risk (mildly depressed, anxious, eating disordered, and narcissistic students) whether threats in domains of contingent self-worth lead to a spiraling of symptoms over time. A 4-year longitudinal survey examines the long-term costs of self-validation goals in domains of contingent self-worth for the mental health of college students. This research has the potential to transform our understanding of the importance of self-esteem in daily life, and for mental health; if the predictions are confirmed, it will show that the importance of self-esteem lies not (only) in whether we have it or not, but in how the pursuit of self-esteem, by attempting to prove our worth and value in domains of contingency, undermines the fundamental human needs for learning, relatedness, autonomy and self-regulation, and ultimately mental health.

描述（由研究者提供）：拟议的研究首先假设自尊的重要性不仅在于它的高低（即自尊水平），还在于人们对寻求自我的专注。尊重——追求在自我价值应急领域验证自我的目标。在短期内，成功地追求自尊可以缓解焦虑并增加安全感和优越感。然而，这些好处是短暂的，并且可能会给自己和他人带来高昂的代价。拟议的研究探讨了以下假设：1）偶然自我价值领域的威胁触发了自我验证的目标，这反过来又触发了破坏学习、自主性和关联性以及自我验证的反应（思想、情绪和行为）。规定; 2）这些在偶然的自我价值领域中的反应威胁会触发他人的自我验证目标； 3）学习目标（其中绩效结果被视为学习的一种手段），包括对他人和自我有利的目标可以消除或减少偶然自我价值领域中的威胁对学习的影响、关联性、自主性和自我调节； 4）随着时间的推移，自我价值应急领域中实际或预期的威胁引发的自我验证目标会损害心理健康，导致抑郁、焦虑、饮食失调和自恋症状的增加。十七项实验室实验研究了偶然自我价值领域中实际和预期威胁对自我验证目标、思想、情绪和行为的影响。两项每日报告研究探讨了自我价值领域的威胁如何影响日常生活中的自我验证目标和学习、关联性、自主性和自我调节，并研究了处于危险中的学生（轻度抑郁、焦虑、饮食失调和抑郁）。自恋的学生）偶然自我价值领域的威胁是否会随着时间的推移导致症状螺旋式上升。一项为期四年的纵向调查研究了偶然自我价值领域的自我验证目标对大学生心理健康的长期成本。这项研究有可能改变我们对自尊在日常生活和心理健康中重要性的理解；如果这些预测得到证实，就会表明自尊的重要性不仅在于我们是否拥有它，而在于如何通过试图证明我们在某些领域的价值和价值来追求自尊。偶然性，破坏了人类对学习、关联性、自主性和自我调节的基本需求，并最终损害了心理健康。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（28）

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Contingencies of self-worth, academic failure, and goal pursuit.

自我价值、学业失败和目标追求的意外情况。

DOI：
10.1177/0146167207305538
发表时间：
2007
期刊：
Personality & social psychology bulletin
影响因子：
4
作者：
Park,LoraE;Crocker,Jennifer;Kiefer,AmyK
通讯作者：
Kiefer,AmyK

Creating Hostility and Conflict: Effects of Entitlement and Self-Image Goals.

制造敌意和冲突：权利和自我形象目标的影响。

DOI：
10.1016/j.jesp.2008.11.005
发表时间：
2009
期刊：
Journal of experimental social psychology
影响因子：
3.5
作者：
Moeller,ScottJ;Crocker,Jennifer;Bushman,BradJ
通讯作者：
Bushman,BradJ

Tbr2 expression in Cajal-Retzius cells and intermediate neuronal progenitors is required for morphogenesis of the dentate gyrus.

DOI：
10.1523/jneurosci.4185-12.2013
发表时间：
2013-02-27
期刊：
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
影响因子：
0
作者：
Hodge RD;Garcia AJ 3rd;Elsen GE;Nelson BR;Mussar KE;Reiner SL;Ramirez JM;Hevner RF
通讯作者：
Hevner RF

Contingencies of self-worth.

自我价值的偶然性。