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Society and the Adolescent Self-Image

D. J. Lee
- 01 May 1969 - 
- Vol. 3, Iss: 2, pp 280-280
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This article is published in Sociology.The article was published on 1969-05-01. It has received 16312 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Child and adolescent psychiatry.

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The role of optimism in social network development, coping, and psychological adjustment during a life transition.

TL;DR: Mediational analyses were consistent with a model in which increases in social support and greater use of positive reinterpretation and growth contributed to the superior adjustment that optimists experienced.
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Accuracy and bias in self-perception: Individual differences in self-enhancement and the role of narcissism.

TL;DR: Although the self-perceptions showed convergent validity with the staff criterion, Ss were less accurate when judging themselves than when judging their peers; however, this general self-enhancement effect was dwarfed by substantial individual differences, which ranged from self- enhancement to self-diminishment bias and were strongly related to four measures of narcissism.
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Low Self-Esteem During Adolescence Predicts Poor Health, Criminal Behavior, and Limited Economic Prospects During Adulthood

TL;DR: It is found that adolescents with low self-esteem during adolescence had poorer mental and physical health, worse economic prospects, and higher levels of criminal behavior during adulthood, compared with adolescents with high self- esteem.
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Core self-evaluations and job and life satisfaction: The role of self-concordance and goal attainment

TL;DR: In both studies, the core self-evaluations concept was positively related to goal self-concordance, meaning that individuals with positive self-regard were more likely to pursue goals for intrinsic and identified (value-congruent) reasons.
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Self‐Compassion Versus Global Self‐Esteem: Two Different Ways of Relating to Oneself

TL;DR: It was found that self-compassion predicted more stable feelings of self-worth than self-esteem and was less contingent on particular outcomes as well as being statistically equivalent predictors of happiness, optimism, and positive affect.