A metacognitive model of self-esteem
Journal article
Kolubinski, D, Nikčević, A V, Marino, C and Spada, MM (2019). A metacognitive model of self-esteem. Journal of Affective Disorders. 256, pp. 42-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.050
| Authors | Kolubinski, D, Nikčević, A V, Marino, C and Spada, MM |
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| Abstract | Background: In the current study, we aimed to test a metacognitive model of self-esteem grounded in the Self-Regulatory Executive Function model of psychopathology. Method: A convenience sample of 346 community participants were recruited and completed a battery of online questionnaires that measured self-esteem, self-criticism, self-critical rumination, metacognitions about self-critical rumination, generic metacognitions and negative affect. Initially, we tested a series of hypotheses to establish the relationships between the study variables. We then examined whether self-critical rumination, and its associated metacognitions, both positive and negative, would independently predict self-esteem when controlling for age, negative affect, levels of self-criticism and generic metacognitions. Results: Self-critical rumination and its associated negative metacognitions, levels of depression and self-criticism independently predicted self-esteem. Additionally, a path analysis revealed that the study data was a very good fit to the proposed metacognitive model of self-esteem. Conclusion: The metacognitive model of self-esteem presented in this paper may be used to generate novel interventions to improve self-esteem and decrease self-critical rumination. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal | Journal of Affective Disorders |
| Journal citation | 256, pp. 42-53 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| ISSN | 1573-2517 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.050 |
| Web address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032718315416 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 28 May 2019 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 29 May 2019 |
| Accepted | 27 May 2019 |
| Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/86611
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