Objective: Whilst the relationship between narcissism and self-esteem has been studied for a long time, findings are still controversial. The majority of studies investigated narcissistic grandiosity (NG), neglecting the existence of vulnerable manifestations of narcissism. Moreover, recent studies have shown that grandiosity traits are not always associated with inflated explicit self-esteem. ...

background: idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is a chronic disease which is accompanied with hopelessness and loss of the sense of well-being due to its symptoms and treatment. it also affects patients' sense of social and spiritual well-being. this disorder decreases patients' self-esteem and their quality of life by changing their mental image and self-confidence. this study was perfo...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and loneliness, especially whether the discrepancies between explicit and implicit self-esteem was associated with loneliness. In the present study, UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA), Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and Implicit Association Test were used to collect data, 113 undergraduates participated in it. Fin...

This research examines the moderating roles of self-esteem level and self-esteem instability in the relationship between perceived unfair treatment and depressive mood. Based on the assumption that unfairness is a threat to one's social standing and self-esteem, the authors proposed that individuals with highly fragile self-esteem (i.e., the combination of unstable and high self-esteem) react m...

A growing body of research supports the vulnerability model of low self-esteem and depression, which states that low self-esteem is a risk factor for depression. The goal of the present research was to refine the vulnerability model, by testing whether the self-esteem effect is truly due to a lack of genuine self-esteem or due to a lack of narcissistic self-enhancement. For the analyses, we use...

Persecutory delusions are proposed to be a defence against low self-esteem reaching conscious awareness (Bentall, Corcoran, Howard, Blackwood, & Kinderman, 2001). Key predictions of this proposal are that individuals with persecutory delusions will have lower implicit self-esteem and equivalent levels of explicit self-esteem compared to healthy controls. This study aims to test the predictions ...

The purpose of this research is to study the relationship between self- esteem, creativity, and the academic achievement among high school students (adolescences). The statistical sample is 8o high school students. Two questionnaires were used: Self- esteem and Creativity. Cooper Smith self-esteem Questionnaire and Torston. Milenjer creativity Questionnaire(CREE). The results show there is not ...

During the last two decades, extensive researches have been done on body image in adolescents. Several psychological factors can affect fear or satisfaction of body image. The present study aims to investigate the role of predicting self-esteem about fear of body image in adolescents emphasizing social anxiety as a mediator variable. The present study is cross-sectional and correlational. The s...