TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-enhancement, generality level of self-evaluation, and emotional adjustment
AU - Kurman, Jenny
AU - Eshel, Yohanan
PY - 1998/10/1
Y1 - 1998/10/1
N2 - Three hypotheses regarding self-concept and emotional adjustment were tested: (a) self-concept has a hierarchical structure in which self-evaluations become more positive as they become more general, (b) self-enhancement is positively associated with emotional adjustment, and (c) prediction of emotional adjustment is improved as more general levels of self-enhancement are involved. Three independent samples consisting of 708 students in 7th and 8th grades in Israel participated. The data supported Hypotheses 1 and 3, which were replicated in independent samples, for 2 different content domains of self-evaluation. Hypothesis 2 was partially supported.
AB - Three hypotheses regarding self-concept and emotional adjustment were tested: (a) self-concept has a hierarchical structure in which self-evaluations become more positive as they become more general, (b) self-enhancement is positively associated with emotional adjustment, and (c) prediction of emotional adjustment is improved as more general levels of self-enhancement are involved. Three independent samples consisting of 708 students in 7th and 8th grades in Israel participated. The data supported Hypotheses 1 and 3, which were replicated in independent samples, for 2 different content domains of self-evaluation. Hypothesis 2 was partially supported.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224549809600410
DO - 10.1080/00224549809600410
M3 - Article
C2 - 9800520
AN - SCOPUS:0032186145
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 138
SP - 549
EP - 563
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 5
ER -