The regulatory function of self-esteem: testing the epistemic and acceptance signaling systems.
J Pers Soc Psychol
; 99(6): 993-1013, 2010 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-20822286
ABSTRACT
The authors draw on sociometer theory (e.g., Leary, 2004) and self-verification theory (e.g., Swann, 1997) to propose an expanded model of the regulatory function of self-esteem. The model suggests that people not only possess an acceptance signaling system that indicates whether relational value is high or low but also possess an epistemic signaling system that indicates whether social feedback is consistent or inconsistent with chronic perceived relational value (i.e., global self-esteem). One correlational study and 5 experiments, with diverse operationalizations of social feedback, demonstrated that the epistemic signaling system responds to self-esteem consistent or inconsistent relational-value feedback with increases or deceases in epistemic certainty. Moreover, Studies 3-6 demonstrated that the acceptance and epistemic signaling systems respond uniquely to social feedback. Finally, Studies 5 and 6 provide evidence that the epistemic signaling system is part of a broader self-regulatory system Self-esteem inconsistent feedback caused cognitive efforts to decrease the discrepancy between self-views and feedback and caused depleted self-regulatory capacity on a subsequent self-control task.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autoimagen
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Deseabilidad Social
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Percepción Social
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Retroalimentación Psicológica
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pers Soc Psychol
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá