When is unconditional self-acceptance a better predictor of mental health than self-esteem?
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Low unconditional self-acceptance proved to be an important predictor of negative affectivity.
“low unconditional self-acceptance proved to be an important predictor of negative affectivity (Popov, 2019).”
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- Authors
- Popov, S.
- Affiliations
- Educons University (RS)
- Corresponding author
- Popov, Stanislava
- ORCID
- Popov, Stanislava
- Venue
- Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
- Published
- 2018-11-23
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 251-261
- ISSN
- 0894-9085 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6563
- OpenAlex
- W2901611738
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 2.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- unconditional self-acceptance, self-esteem, mental health, positive affectivity, negative affectivity, subjective well-being, state anxiety, depressive state, rational emotive behavior therapy, Big Five personality traits, university students, predictors of mental health, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, PANAS-X
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