Evaluating the temporal structure and correlates of daily self-esteem using a trait state error framework (TSE) |
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| Authors: | Guido Alessandri Antonio Zuffianò Michele Vecchione Brent M. Donnellan John Tisak |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;2. Department of Psychology, University of Texas A&3. M, College Station, TX, US;4. Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, US |
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| Abstract: | This study evaluates the temporal structure of daily self-esteem and the relative contribution of a range of theoretically motivated predictors of daily self-esteem. To assess self-esteem stability, a daily version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale (RSE, Rosenberg, 1965) was administered to 278 undergraduates for five consecutive days. These short-term longitudinal data were analysed using the Trait State Error (TSE) modelling framework. The TSE decomposes multi-wave data into three components: (1) a stable trait component, (2) a state component, and (3) an error component. Significant predictors of the trait component of self-esteem observed across five days were: (1) emotional stability, and (2) the congruence between implicit and explicit self-esteem. Significant predictors of the state components of self-esteem were daily positive and negative events. We discuss the implications of these results for future research concerning self-esteem stability. |
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| Keywords: | Self-esteem big five implicit self-esteem TSE model interaction |
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