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Unconditional Self-Acceptance and Psychological Health
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Low self-esteem is usually considered unhealthy, but according to rational-emotive behavior therapy, any level of self-esteem reflects a dysfunctional habit of globally evaluating one's worth; it would be preferable to accept oneself unconditionally. This hypothesis was tested by examining several correlates of scores on a novel questionnaire measure of unconditional self-acceptance (USA). In a nonclinical adult sample, statistically controlling for self-esteem, USA was inversely correlated with anxiety symptoms and with narcissism, positively correlated with state mood after imaginal exposure to negative events. Other predicted associations of USA (with depression, happiness, and self-deception) either were not evident or became non-significant when self-esteem was taken into account. Discussion centered on the conceptual and operational distinctions between self-esteem and self-acceptance. © 2001 Human Sciences Press, Inc.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Chamberlain, J. M., & Haaga, D. A. F.
- Affiliations
- American University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Haaga, David A. F.
- ORCID
- Haaga, David A. F.
- Venue
- Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
- Published
- 2001-09
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 163-176
- ISSN
- 0894-9085 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6563
- OpenAlex
- W1860101029
- Semantic Scholar
- e1ff4e24516ee5423e781b3d35c3a8c802d62b59
- Cited by
- 288
- References
- 40
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- FWCI
- 1.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- unconditional self-acceptance, self-esteem, mental health, anxiety symptoms, narcissism, imaginal exposure, depression, happiness, self-deception, rational emotive behavior therapy
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