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HOPE, SELF‐ESTEEM, AND SELF‐REGULATION: POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS AMONG MEN AND WOMEN IN RECOVERY
Author(s) -
Ferrari Joseph R.,
Stevens Edward B.,
Legler Raymond,
Jason Leonard A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20509
Subject(s) - self esteem , psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology
Hopefulness remains unclear in relation to aspects of self‐control and self‐esteem among adults in substance abuse recovery. The present study explored the relationship between dispositional hope (agency and pathway) with self‐esteem (self‐liking, self‐competency, and self‐confidence) and self‐regulation (impulse control and self‐discipline), using a latent variable measurement model and structural equation modeling among adults ( n = 601) residing in a communal living setting for persons in substance abuse recovery. Results showed that multiple dimensions of these constructs were significant as individual predictors. With persons in recovery, self‐regulation included impulsivity control and self‐discipline, while self‐esteem reflected self‐liking, competence, and a sense of self‐confidence. Furthermore, both hope‐pathways and hope‐agency significantly related to self‐control/impulse control but not self‐control/discipline, and self‐esteem/competency was associated with hope‐pathways but not hope‐agency.