Agency-communion and self-esteem relations are moderated by culture, religiosity, age, and sex: evidence for the "self-centrality breeds self-enhancement" principle

OBJECTIVE: Who has high self-esteem? Is it ambitious, competitive, outgoing people-agentic personalities? Or is it caring, honest, understanding people-communal personalities? The literature on agency-communion and self-esteem is sparse, indirect, and inconsistent. Based on William James's theo...

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Main Authors: Gebauer, Jochen E. (Author), Wagner, Jenny (Author), Sedikides, Constantine (Author), Neberich, Wiebke (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-06.
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