The relationship between self-esteem level, self-esteem stability, and cardiovascular reactions to performance feedback
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The authors examined the notion that individuals with unstable high self-esteem possess implicit self-doubt. They adopted the framework of the biopsychosocial model of challenge and threat and assessed spontaneous cardiovascular reactions in the face of success versus failure performance feedback. Study 1 revealed predicted interactions between feedback condition, self-esteem level, and self-esteem stability, such that participants with unstable high self-esteem exhibited relative threat (a negative reaction) in the failure condition, whereas those with stable high self-esteem exhibited relative challenge (a positive reaction). Study 2 replicated these results and provided additional evidence against plausible alternative explanations.
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People who believe more strongly in a just world, individuals with high, stable self-esteem, and socially connected individuals typically exhibit cardiovascular reactivity consistent with challenge states during acute stressful tasks more than individuals who score lower on these constructs.
“People who believe more strongly in a just world, individuals with high, stable self-esteem (Seery et al., 2004), and socially connected individuals (Cacioppo et al., 2002) typically exhibit cardiovascular reactivity consistent with challenge states during acute stressful tasks more than individuals who score lower on these constructs.”
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- Authors
- Seery, M. D., Blascovich, J., Weisbuch, M., & Vick, S. B.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- ORCID
- Seery, Mark D.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2004
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 133-145
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2148984495
- Cited by
- 144
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 16
- FWCI
- 6.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Keywords
- self-esteem, self-esteem stability, cardiovascular reactivity, performance feedback, challenge and threat, self-doubt, success and failure feedback, biopsychosocial model, autonomic arousal
- MeSH terms
- Achievement, Adult, Blood Pressure, Cardiography, Impedance, Electrocardiography, Feedback, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept
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