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Increasing self‐esteem through participation in a goal‐attainment program
Author(s) -
Parrott Richard,
Hewitt Jay
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197810)34:4<955::aid-jclp2270340427>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - self esteem , psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology
High and low self‐esteem S s were placed in one of three treatment conditions. Those in the goal‐attainment condition were instructed to keep a daily list of the extent to which they complied with each of 10 goals. The goals concerned increasing sociability, improving interpersonal relations, and enhancing individual achievement. A self‐esteem questionnaire was administered before and after 3 weeks of engaging in this activity. Low self‐esteem S s showed a significant increase in self‐esteem. S s did not show an increase in self‐esteem in two other conditions, one that we labeled an “indulgence condition” and one in which people went through three counseling sessions. High self‐esteem S s enjoyed the goal‐attainment condition the most of the three activities. Low self‐esteem S s enjoyed it the least–even though it was the only condition to increase self‐esteem.