Counteracting the consequences of defensive self-esteem with self-affirmation

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dc.contributor.advisorBuckingham, Justin
dc.contributor.authorLam, Tiffany
dc.contributor.departmentTowson University. Department of Psychology
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-17T19:35:13Z
dc.date.available2015-12-17T19:35:13Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-27
dc.date.submitted2015-05
dc.description(M.A.) -- Towson University, 2015.
dc.description.abstractIndividuals with defensive self-esteem are characterized as having high explicit levels of self-esteem but low implicit levels of self-esteem. They tend to rely on self-enhancement more heavily for promoting positive self-views than do individuals with secure HSE, who in contrast exhibit high levels of both explicit and implicit self-esteem. The overreliance on self-enhancement observed among defensive HSEs suggests that these individuals engage in greater use of defensive processes, which can lead to maladaptive functioning. In the current study I suggest that inducing self-affirmation among defensive HSEs can serve as an especially beneficial tool to reduce their use of defensive processes. In contrast, inducing self-affirmation among secure HSEs was expected to show no additional effects in their use of defensive processes, assuming that they engage in self-affirmation in their everyday lives to regulate their level of self-esteem. However, this hypothesis was not supported by the current study.
dc.description.tableofcontentsMeasuring explicit and implicit self-esteem -- Self-enhancement among defensive HSEs -- HSE and downplaying social approval -- Self-affirmation theory and defensiveness
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dc.format.extentv, 51 pages
dc.genretheses
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M21B0D
dc.identifier.otherTSP2015Lam
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2040
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleCounteracting the consequences of defensive self-esteem with self-affirmation
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