@Article{duepublico_mods_00072374,
  author = 	{Roth, Marcus
		and Altmann, Tobias},
  title = 	{Comparison of the Predictive Validity of Self-Esteem Level and Directly Measured Self-Esteem Stability in the Temporal Prediction of Psychological Distress},
  year = 	{2020},
  month = 	{Jul},
  day = 	{24},
  keywords = 	{self-esteem stability; validity; psychological distress; longitudinal study; assessment},
  abstract = 	{In contrast to the widely used assessment approach in which self-esteem stability is measured as the standard deviation of repeated measurements, direct measurements of self-esteem stability have hardly ever been implemented in longitudinal studies. The primary goal of the present study was to examine the temporal stability and predictive validity of a direct assessment of self-esteem stability compared with the trait level of self-esteem with respect to the prediction of psychological distress (PD). We examined a sample of 136 employees who completed self-report measures of both self-esteem level [Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)] and self-esteem stability [Self-Esteem Stability Scale (SESS)] along with a measure of PD (SCL-90) at two time points across an interval of 1 year. The results underline the relevance of perceived self-esteem stability in the temporal prediction of PD: After controlling for initial PD, we found that self-esteem stability predicted PD better than self-esteem level did. Therefore, we recommend that the RSES be expanded by adding the three SESS items that directly measure the stability of self-esteem.},
  note = 	{<p>The publication of this article was supported by the Publication Fund of the University of Duisburg-Essen.</p>},
  note = 	{<p><em>Front. Psychol.</em> 2020, 11:1770. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01770">https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01770</a></p>

<p>Published: 24 July 2020</p>

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  doi = 	{10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01770},
  url = 	{https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00072374},
  url = 	{https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01770},
  file = 	{:https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/duepublico_derivate_00072198/fpsyg-11-01770_Roth_Altmann.pdf:PDF},
  language = 	{en}
}