| dc.contributor.advisor | davis, ron | |
| dc.contributor.author | knauff, kristine | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-28t19:17:58z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-28t19:17:58z | |
| dc.date.created | 2014 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-11-28 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/557 | |
| dc.description.abstract | criticisms in the field of self-esteem research have led to new methods for conceptualizing and measuring the construct. one such method proposed by crocker and wolfe (2001) is that of contingent self-worth (csw). studies of heart rate variability (hrv) may also provide a novel biological method by which to examine an individual's self-esteem (martens et al., 2008). the present study sought to determine whether self-esteem and csw could predict hrv and affective reactivity. female participants (n = 96) completed a series of questionnaires and then participated in a therapy role-play and video review while their hrv was recorded. following the experimental tasks participants also completed questionnaires pertaining to their affective reaction to the role-play and video review. a series of moderated multiple regressions were conducted to test whether csw would moderate any relationship between self-esteem and hrv or affective reactivity. some support was found for this proposal, with appearance csw moderating the effect of appearance self-esteem upon hrv reactivity during role-play, but only when the topic was appearance related. participants who placed a higher importance on
appearance as a source of their self-worth demonstrated greater hrv reactivity to the appearance role-play when they also had low appearance self-esteem. in regards to affective reactivity, for positive affect (pa) during both role-play and video review it was found that participants with higher appearance csw were more likely to retrospectively report higher pa if they also had
high appearance self-esteem. these findings support the value of examining contingencies of
self-worth when investigating the interplay between self-esteem and parasympathetic response to a social challenge. | en_us |
| dc.language.iso | en_us | en_us |
| dc.subject | contingent self-worth | en_us |
| dc.subject | controversy in self-esteem research | en_us |
| dc.subject | heart rate variability | en_us |
| dc.subject | heart rate variability and self-esteem research | en_us |
| dc.subject | self-esteem | en_us |
| dc.title | contingent self-worth moderates the relationship between self-esteem and heart rate variability | en_us |
| dc.type | dissertation | en_us |
| etd.degree.name | ph.d. | en_us |
| etd.degree.level | doctoral | en_us |
| etd.degree.discipline | psychology : clinical | en_us |
| etd.degree.grantor | 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
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