让小我融入大我:适恰自尊的积极心理学意义

本研究基于本土自尊理论，将建立在适度恰当满足大小我需要基础上的自尊称为“适恰自尊”，并从个体，人际与集体三个层面揭示其积极心理学意义。结果发现：（1）在个体层面，适恰自尊与青少年主观幸福感显著正相关；（2）在人际层面，适恰自尊会放大来自他人（即父母）适恰自尊对青少年主观幸福感的积极影响；（3）在集体层面，大学新生的适恰自尊与大我自尊显著正相关，并有利于大学新生在入学一年内通过逐步建立大我自尊和小我自尊满足多重基本心理需要。本研究通过揭示中国人理想型自尊的内涵和机制，将会助力中国人理性平和，积极向上社会心态的建立与提升。

The Fusion of Small-ego and Large-ego: The Positive Implications of Syncretic Self-esteem

Identity modulation theory suggests that self-esteem is a function of finding harmony between the two competing values of uniqueness and similarity. We refer to the form of self-esteem that is built on balance between uniqueness and similarity as syncretic self-esteem. As a "just-right" expression of self-esteem, syncretic self-esteem is proposed to facilitate individuals' intrapersonal, interpersonal, and collective well-being. The results of two studies support our hypothesis:(1) Syncretic self-esteem was positively correlated with adolescents' subjective well-being, and it can boost the positive effects of parents' syncretic self-esteem on adolescents' subjective well-being; (2) Syncretic self-esteem predicted university freshmen's basic needs satisfaction through collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem in a longitudinal study. Overall, the present research on syncretic self-esteem has important theoretical and practical implications for understanding self-esteem among Chinese individuals and finding ways to promote their well-being.