The benefits of self-esteem: Reply to Krueger et al. (2022) and Brummelman (2022).
The benefits of self-esteem: Reply to Krueger et al. (2022) and Brummelman (2022).
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DOI：
10.1037/amp0000969
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发表时间：
2022-01
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16.4
通讯作者：
Robins, Richard W
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作者：
Orth, Ulrich;Robins, Richard W
认为我们的综述发现自尊的益处主要体现在主观结果上，且在很大程度上未能证明任何“客观”益处。我们不同意对这些研究结果的这种描述，并强调有研究使用客观测量方法为自尊的益处提供了证据。我们还回应了克鲁格等人的观点，即自我报告中的积极偏差可以解释自尊对主观评估的生活结果的影响，并解释了用于记录这些影响的统计分析如何在很大程度上控制这种偏差。我们坚持认为，现在有大量来自元分析和大规模纵向研究的证据表明，高自尊对社会关系、学业、工作、心理健康、身体健康和反社会行为都有适应性影响。提出了一个令人信服的理论框架，可以指导设计有效的干预措施来提高儿童的自尊。我们同意他的担忧，即需要随机对照试验来评估自尊干预的效果，以及确保在提高儿童自尊的同时不会使其变得自恋的重要性。我们文章中综述的研究表明，高自尊对儿童、青少年和成年人都具有适应性，这表明精心设计且有效的自尊干预措施可能对所有年龄段的个体都有益。
argue that our review finds benefits of self-esteem primarily for subjective outcomes and largely fails to demonstrate any “objective” benefits. We disagree with this portrayal of the findings, and highlight research that provides evidence for the benefits of self-esteem using objective measures. We also address Krueger et al.’s claim that positivity bias in self-reports can account for the effects of self-esteem on subjectively assessed life outcomes, and explain how the statistical analyses used to document these effects substantially control for this bias. We maintain that there is now a large body of evidence from meta-analyses and large-scale longitudinal studies that suggests high self-esteem has adaptive consequences for social relationships, school, work, mental health, physical health, and antisocial behavior. presents a compelling theoretical framework that can guide the design of effective interventions to improve children’s self-esteem. We agree with his concerns about the need for randomized controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of self-esteem interventions and the importance of ensuring that children’s self-esteem can be raised without causing them to become narcissistic. The research reviewed in our article indicates that high self-esteem is adaptive for children, adolescents, and adults, suggesting that well-designed and effective self-esteem interventions might be beneficial for individuals of all ages.