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Decomposing Global Self‐Esteem
Author(s) -
Tafarodi Romin W.,
Milne Alan B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of personality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.082
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1467-6494
pISSN - 0022-3506
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6494.05017
Subject(s) - psychology , self esteem , competence (human resources) , social psychology , self concept , developmental psychology
We argue in this paper for distinguishing two dimensions of global self‐esteem, self‐competence and self‐liking. Studies 1 and 2 identify a corresponding pair of factors in Rosenberg's (1965) Self‐Esteem Scale. Studies 3 and 4 examine the predictive value of the two‐dimensional approach to self‐esteem as reflected in the unique associations of self‐competence and self‐liking with negative life events and word recognition.