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Perceived and desired facilitativeness of one's closest friend, need for approval and self‐esteem
Author(s) -
Cramer Duncan
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1993.tb01731.x
Subject(s) - self esteem , psychology , correlation , positive correlation , scale (ratio) , positive relationship , negative correlation , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , mathematics , psychotherapist , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics
The hypothesis that the positive association between self‐esteem and the perceived facilitativeness of one's closest friend can be explained by the presumed greater desire of low self‐esteem individuals for a facilitative relationship was not confirmed in 262 16–17‐year‐old females, who completed the Rosenberg (1965) Self‐Esteem Scale and a shortened version of the Barrett‐Lennard (1964) Relationship Inventory. Although desired facilitativeness correlated significantly positively with self‐esteem, the correlation between perceived facilitativeness and self‐esteem remained significantly positive when desired facilitativeness was partialled out. The further prediction that the correlation between perceived facilitativeness and self‐esteem would be more positive for those scoring higher on the Jones' (1969) Need for Approval Scale was also not confirmed. The opposite result was obtained in that this correlation was significantly positive for those with low need for approval but not for those with a high need.