Publications [#252620] of Mark R. Leary

Journal Articles

1. MacDonald, G; Saltzman, JL; Leary, MR (2003). Social approval and trait self-esteem. Journal of Research in Personality, 37(2), 23-40. [doi]
   (last updated on 2023/01/01)

   Abstract:
   Interpersonal theories of self-esteem that tie self-esteem to perceptions of one's acceptability to other people suggest that self-evaluations should predict global self-esteem to the degree to which an individual believes that a particular attribute is important for social approval. In the present study, participants completed a measure of global self-esteem, rated themselves in five domains, and indicated how important those domains were for approval or disapproval. The results showed that, in four of five domains, the interaction between self-evaluations and the perceived approval-value of that domain aided in the prediction of global self-esteem. Generally, for participants who rated themselves positively in a domain, those who believed that the domain was important in affecting social approval or disapproval had higher self-esteem than those who did not believe it would influence acceptability. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.