Who am I? The interactive effect of early family experiences and self-esteem in predicting self-clarity |
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| Institution: | 1. Tsinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, 518055 Shenzhen, China;2. Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, 999077 Hong Kong, China;3. Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, 518055 Shenzhen, China;4. Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China;1. Wits School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa;2. Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, 22 Esselen Street, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa;3. Wits School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, 27 St. Andrews Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa;4. Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK;5. Division of HIV/AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of California, 995 Potrero Street, Box 0874, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA;6. Department of Population, Reproductive and Family Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, E4010, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA |
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| Abstract: | Previous research suggests that inconsistencies between self-esteem and social feedback reduce feelings of coherence. The current research tested effects of discrepancies between people’s self-esteem and feedback they received in the form of chronic early family experiences. In two studies, participants completed measures of global self-esteem, perceived early family experiences, and self-clarity. Early family experiences that were inconsistent with participants’ current self-views (i.e., negative experiences for high self-esteem, positive experiences for low self-esteem) were associated with lower self-clarity; in contrast, consistent experiences were associated with higher self-clarity. These findings have implications for understanding the development of self-clarity and suggest novel consequences of early family experiences. |
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| Keywords: | Self-esteem Self-concept clarity Risky families Early family experiences Self-verification theory Epistemic signaling system |
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