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Self‐esteem and facilitative close relationships: A cross‐lagged panel correlation analysis
Author(s) -
Cramer Duncan
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1988.tb00809.x
Subject(s) - psychology , congruence (geometry) , empathy , correlation , social psychology , self esteem , panel analysis , developmental psychology , perception , test (biology) , positive correlation , statistics , panel data , mathematics , medicine , paleontology , geometry , neuroscience , biology
A cross‐lagged panel correlation analysis was used to test the Rogerian‐derived hypothesis that self‐esteem is determined by the extent to which a person has a close current relationship which is seen as being characterized by unconditional positive regard, empathy and congruence. The revised Barrett‐Lennard Relationship Inventory and the Rosenberg Self‐esteem Scale were given to 35 female and 27 male students on two occasions separated by 15 weeks. This prediction was statistically supported when these facilitative conditions were summed together but not when they were analysed separately. In addition, the cross‐lagged comparisons between the facilitative conditions suggested that the perception of empathy preceded that of congruence which in turn preceded that of level of regard.