The link between self-esteem and social relationships: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
University of Bern · The University of Texas at Austin
Abstract
Theorists have long assumed that people's self-esteem and social relationships influence each other. However, the empirical evidence has been inconsistent, creating substantial uncertainty about whether relationships are in fact an influential factor in self-esteem development and vice versa. This meta-analysis synthesizes the available longitudinal data on the prospective effect of social relationships on self-esteem (48 samples including 46,231 participants) and the prospective effect of self-esteem on social relationships (35 samples including 21,995 participants). All effects controlled for prior levels of the outcomes. Results showed that relationships and self-esteem reciprocally predict each other over…
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- 46.96
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- 100%
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- 142
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2Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Moderation
- Self-esteem
- Social psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Reciprocal
- Social relation
- Social influence
- Gender equality