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Physiological and behavioral reactivity when one’s self-worth is staked on competence

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Summary, in English

Contingent self-esteem, where one’s self-value is staked on success and competence, is a particularly vulnerable disposition with impact on well-being. This study compared physiological and behavioral reactivity between individuals self-rated as high and low in competence based self-esteem (N = 61), in a performance situation. To assess reactivity we used a traditional overt measure of blood pressure and a novel, covert, measure of response force. The results show that high scorers in competence based self-esteem exhibited an overall pattern of stronger reactivity as indicated by higher blood pressure and response force as compared to low scorers.

Publishing year

2011

Language

English

Pages

138-152

Publication/Series

Individual Differences Research

Volume

9

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Individual Differences Association

Topic

  • Psychology

Keywords

  • Contingent self-esteem
  • competence
  • reactivity
  • blood pressure
  • response force

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1541-745X