Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10440414 | Personality and Individual Differences | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The current study examined how self-esteem and social achievement goals affect individuals' emotions independently and jointly using the data collected from 367Â college students. Social development goals were related to positive emotions (i.e., love and joy). Social demonstration-avoid goals were related to maladaptive patterns (low levels of joy but high levels of fear, shame and sadness). Social demonstration-approach goals were positively associated with joy but had null relations with all other emotions. The results indicated that social development goals buffered students with low self-esteem against negative emotions and amplified the positive emotional experiences. In contrast, social demonstration-avoid goals were especially harmful for students with low self-esteem.
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Authors
Sungok Serena Shim, Cen Wang, Jerrell C. Cassady,