Defensiveness as a moderator variable for self esteem.

Defensiveness as a moderator variable for self esteem.

The need to take into account the moderating effects of defen- ' siveness in understanding how scores on self report assessments of personality are arrived at is suggested on theoretical and empirical grounds alike. To the extent that people have strong images of who they would like to be (e.g....

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Main Author: Teraspulsky, Laurie Ann
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1983
Subjects:
Defensiveness (Psychology)
Self-perception
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/2282
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spelling ndltd-UMASS-oai-scholarworks.umass.edu-theses-34182021-09-10T17:25:04Z Defensiveness as a moderator variable for self esteem. Teraspulsky, Laurie Ann The need to take into account the moderating effects of defen- ' siveness in understanding how scores on self report assessments of personality are arrived at is suggested on theoretical and empirical grounds alike. To the extent that people have strong images of who they would like to be (e.g., Horney, 1950; Rogers, 1951) and a basic need for self esteem (Epstein, 1976; Rosenberg, 1979; Snyder, Stephan, and Rosenfield, 197S; Rogers, 1951) it is likely that at least their conscious appraisal of self is subject to distortions of a self-enhancing nature. 1983-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/2282 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3418&context=theses Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Defensiveness (Psychology) Self-perception
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Self-perception
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Self-perception
Teraspulsky, Laurie Ann
Defensiveness as a moderator variable for self esteem.
description The need to take into account the moderating effects of defen- ' siveness in understanding how scores on self report assessments of personality are arrived at is suggested on theoretical and empirical grounds alike. To the extent that people have strong images of who they would like to be (e.g., Horney, 1950; Rogers, 1951) and a basic need for self esteem (Epstein, 1976; Rosenberg, 1979; Snyder, Stephan, and Rosenfield, 197S; Rogers, 1951) it is likely that at least their conscious appraisal of self is subject to distortions of a self-enhancing nature.
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title Defensiveness as a moderator variable for self esteem.
title_short Defensiveness as a moderator variable for self esteem.
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