scholarly journals The Mediating Effects of Self-Esteem on Anxiety and Emotion Regulation

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412199699
Author(s):  
Blossom Fernandes ◽  
Jack Newton ◽  
Cecilia A. Essau
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Trait And State Anxiety ◽  
Threat Cues ◽  
Interpersonal Threat ◽  
Internalising Problems ◽  
The Relationship

Individuals with anxiety disorders maladaptively appraise interpersonal threat cues leading to inaccurate interpretations of the self and others. However, little is known about the factors that mediate this association, therefore, the main aim of this study was to examine the relationship between state and trait anxiety, self-esteem, and emotion regulation strategies: reappraisal and suppression. Young adults aged between 18–26 years participated in the study. They completed a set of self-reports measuring emotion regulation, self-esteem, state-trait anxiety, and positive and negative attributes. Participants also completed an experimental task, using the dot-probe paradigm, which measures threat bias and response inhibition. The findings showed that trait and state anxiety predicted suppression, reappraisal, and internalising problems, and is linked to response inhibition. Importantly, low self-esteem, significantly mediated the relationship between increased anxiety and suppression. Taken together, these results show specific associations between emotion regulation and anxiety, highlighting the significant impact of self-esteem in young adults.

Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Stigma Among Young Adults With History of Suicide Attempts

Crisis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meshan Lehmann ◽  
Matthew R. Hilimire ◽  
Lawrence H. Yang ◽  
Bruce G. Link ◽  
Jordan E. DeVylder
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Background: Self-esteem is a major contributor to risk for repeated suicide attempts. Prior research has shown that awareness of stigma is associated with reduced self-esteem among people with mental illness. No prior studies have examined the association between self-esteem and stereotype awareness among individuals with past suicide attempts. Aims: To understand the relationship between stereotype awareness and self-esteem among young adults who have and have not attempted suicide. Method: Computerized surveys were administered to college students (N = 637). Linear regression analyses were used to test associations between self-esteem and stereotype awareness, attempt history, and their interaction. Results: There was a significant stereotype awareness by attempt interaction (β = –.74, p = .006) in the regression analysis. The interaction was explained by a stronger negative association between stereotype awareness and self-esteem among individuals with past suicide attempts (β = –.50, p = .013) compared with those without attempts (β = –.09, p = .037). Conclusion: Stigma is associated with lower self-esteem within this high-functioning sample of young adults with histories of suicide attempts. Alleviating the impact of stigma at the individual (clinical) or community (public health) levels may improve self-esteem among this high-risk population, which could potentially influence subsequent suicide risk.

Structural Modeling the Relationship of Food Addiction and Eating Attitudes of Young Adults with Emotional Appetite and Self-Esteem

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 514-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nevin Sanlier ◽  
Furkan Baser ◽  
Hande Mortas ◽  
Semra Navruz Varli ◽  
M. Sedanur Macit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Examining Group Differences in Emotion Regulation Strategies and the State and Trait Anxiety of Lifeguards and Non-Lifeguards in a Real-World Precompetitive Situation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Calverly ◽  
Paul Davis ◽  
Jack Harvey ◽  
Christopher Mesagno
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Trait And State Anxiety ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
State And Trait Anxiety ◽  
Somatic State

The purpose of this study was to investigate differences, between swimmer-lifeguards and swimmer-non-lifeguards, in trait and state anxiety and emotion regulation techniques in a real-life precompetitive situation with a secondary focus on gender differences. The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Sport Anxiety Scale – 2 and the Mental Readiness Form – 3 were distributed to 100 participants at university swimming competitions in the United Kingdom. Swimmer-lifeguards displayed significantly lower cognitive (p=.03) and somatic state (p=.05) anxiety and cognitive trait anxiety (p=.02) than swimmer-non-lifeguards. Males reported significantly lower levels of cognitive and somatic trait anxiety (ppp=.01); no other effects were observed. These results support previous research regarding lifeguard characteristics, however the nature of these qualities and how they originate require further exploration.

scholarly journals Alexithymia and Autistic Traits: Associations With Social and Emotional Challenges Among College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Potheini Vaiouli ◽  
Georgia Panayiotou
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Emotional Difficulties ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Challenges ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Alexithymia is a multifaceted personality construct defined by marked difficulties in identifying and describing feelings and in externally oriented thinking. Given its intrinsic role in social-emotional processing, alexithymia is now recognized as a trans-diagnostic trait in a range of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. Research has pinpointed to the co-occurrence of autism with characteristics typical of alexithymic normative samples, such as social-communication difficulties and decreased emotion regulation abilities. Nonetheless, the role of individual facets of alexithymia in predicting challenges in social communication functioning is still understudied.Methods: In total, 275 young adults completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Autism Spectrum Quotient (short form), the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire, and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale self-reported questionnaires for assessing alexithymic and autistic traits, social-communication abilities, and emotion regulation difficulties. We used regression models to establish cross-sectional associations between autism, alexithymia, and social-emotional difficulties. Also, we ran a parallel mediation analysis to determine whether the relationship between autistic traits and emotion regulations challenges are mediated by Alexithymia facets.Results: Analysis showed a significant positive association between autistic traits and alexithymic traits and between autistic traits and emotion regulation difficulties while, as expected, autistic traits were negatively correlated with social skills. A significant relationship was found among the participants’ levels of alexithymia and their interpersonal skills with two of three alexithymic subscales significantly contributing to the model. Similarly, a significant relationship was found among alexithymia subscales and emotion regulation difficulties with all three alexithymia subscales being statistically significant. Finally, analysis on two mediator models indicated a significant effect of autistic traits on social skills mediated by alexithymic traits as well as a significant indirect effect of autistic traits on emotion regulation difficulties mediated by alexithymic traits.Conclusion: The results of this study provide evidence of the influence of different alexithymic facets on the relationship between autistic traits and social-emotional challenges in young adults. Longitudinal studies may explore further alexithymia and its associations with social-emotional difficulties in autism as well as the potential implications of these findings in intervention and treatment programs.

Self-esteem, Body Image, and Dating Violence in Colombian Adolescents and Young Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052199458
Author(s):  
Yolima Bolívar-Suárez ◽  
Jorge Arturo Martínez Gómez ◽  
Libia Yanelli Yanez-Peñúñuri ◽  
César Armando Rey Anacona ◽  
Ana Milena Gaviria Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
The Relationship

Two objectives were formulated. The first was to establish whether characteristics such as self-esteem, perception of body image, and dating perpetration explain dating victimization. The second was to check if sex moderates the relationship between low self-esteem and dissatisfaction and if body dissatisfaction mediates the effect of low self-esteem on being a victim of dating violence (DV). A total of 1,409 Colombian adolescents and young adults, secondary and university students (42.5% men and 57.5% women), aged between 14 and 25 years ( M = 18.6 years; SD = 2.8 years) participated. An explanatory correlational design was used, in which the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Body Shape Questionnaire, and the Revised Dating Violence Questionnaire were applied. Six regression models were proposed for both men and women, where it was found that low self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, and violence exerted in the courtship explain the violence received. Also, through the moderated mediation analysis, a moderate conditional indirect effect was verified of low self-esteem in DV victimization (R2 = 0.052***) through body dissatisfaction, being higher in women than in men. The preceding points to the convenience of intervening on self-esteem and body image in adolescents and young victims of this type of violence and considering these aspects in prevention campaigns.

SELF-REPORTED FEARS AND ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSIVENESS OF HIGH AND LOW TRAIT ANXIOUS SUBJECTS TO FEAR OF FAILURE AND OTHER STRESSORS

1975 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean G. Kilpatrick ◽  
Patricia B. Sutker ◽  
John C. Roitzsh ◽  
Robert L. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Electrodermal Activity ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Loss Of Self ◽  
Male Veterans ◽  
Male College ◽  
Fear Survey Schedule ◽  
The Relationship

This investigation examined the relationship between self-reported fears on the Wolpe-Lang Fear Survey Schedule and scores on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) among hospitalized male veterans and evaluated the effects of threat of failure and loss of self-esteem on the electrodermal activity of 32 male college students classified as high or low trait anxious. Results showed a significant relationship between trait anxiety and fearfulness with HA-Trait individuals demonstrating greater overall fearfulness than those classified as LA-Trait with the most significant differences indicated for fears of failure. There were no differences in electrodermal activity between HA. and LA-Trait Subjects in response to manipulation of instructions designed to increase the level of A-State. Though high stress instructions involving ego and failure threat produced an increased frequency of nonspecific EDRs in both groups, there was no evidence that HA-Trait Subjects responded with any greater increase in electrodermal activity.

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