Self-esteem, mood, and self-evaluation: changes in mood and the way you see you
Three studies found that self-esteem moderates the relation between mood and self-evaluation. In Study 1, a standard mood-induction procedure was used to induce positive, negative, or neutral moods in low self-esteem (LSE) Ss and high self-esteem Ss. Afterward, Ss evaluated their specific qualities...
Saved in:
Published in | Journal of personality and social psychology Vol. 64; no. 3; p. 421 |
---|---|
Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
United States
01.03.1993
|
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get more information |
Cover
Loading…
Summary: | Three studies found that self-esteem moderates the relation between mood and self-evaluation. In Study 1, a standard mood-induction procedure was used to induce positive, negative, or neutral moods in low self-esteem (LSE) Ss and high self-esteem Ss. Afterward, Ss evaluated their specific qualities and characteristics (e.g., How smart are you? How kind are you?). Both self-esteem groups evaluated themselves favorably in a positive mood, but LSE Ss were more apt to lower their self-evaluations in a negative mood. Study 2 found a similar, though weaker pattern using a noncognitive, musical mood induction; Study 3 found that these effects occur with variations in naturally occurring mood over a 6-week period. The authors suggest that the tendency for LSE people to respond to negative moods with self-depreciation contributes to psychological distress. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 0022-3514 |
DOI: | 10.1037/0022-3514.64.3.421 |