scholarly journals Transactions between self-esteem and perceived conflict in romantic relationships: A 5-year longitudinal study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0248620
Author(s):  
Julia Richter ◽  
Christine Finn
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Relationship Conflict ◽  
Romantic Couples ◽  
Conflict Styles ◽  
Change Models ◽  
Dysfunctional Conflict ◽  
Yielding Support ◽  
Conflict Frequency

Self-esteem has been shown to be both predictive of and predicted by characteristics of romantic relationships. While there is an increasing number of studies yielding support for reciprocal influences between self-esteem and perceived conflict in romantic relationships, longitudinal transactions between these constructs from both partners’ perspectives have not been studied systematically to date. Our aim was to close this gap. To that end, we examined the transactional and longitudinal interplay between self-esteem and perceived relationship conflict in continuing romantic couples from a dyadic perspective. Our sample consisted of N = 1,093 young adult female–male relationships from the German Family Panel. Individuals’ self-esteem, perceived conflict frequency, and their perceptions of their partners’ dysfunctional conflict styles (i.e., unconstructive behavior, withdrawal) were examined annually throughout a time span of five years. Based on dyadic bivariate latent change models, we tested our assumption that self-esteem and aspects of perceived relationship conflict are negatively interrelated within individuals and between partners both within and across time. We found one actor effect of self-esteem on changes in unconstructive behavior above and beyond initial unconstructive behavior levels, supporting self-broadcasting perspectives. Moreover, we found strong support for sociometer perspectives. Actor effects highlighted the importance of perceived conflict frequency for subsequent self-esteem changes. In addition, perceived conflict styles affected both partners’ self-esteem. The results imply that perceiving conflict is a between-person process, and might be more important for the development of self-esteem than vice versa.

Narcissism and Perceived Inequity in Attractiveness in Romantic Relationships

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Rohmann ◽  
Hans-Werner Bierhoff ◽  
Martina Schmohr
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Gender Effect ◽  
Dyadic Analysis ◽  
Dyadic Data ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Intraclass Correlations ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory ◽  
Additional Variance

In three studies of romantic relationships (N = 253, N = 81, and N = 98) the hypothesis was tested that high narcissists, relative to low narcissists, distort the assessment of equity in attractiveness. Narcissism was measured by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. In Study 1 the hypothesis was confirmed. In Study 2 it was shown that although narcissism correlated significantly with self-esteem, it was the unique variance in narcissism which predicted the tendency to feel underbenefited in respect to attractiveness. Finally in Study 3, dyadic data were analyzed on the basis of the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. The data of 49 couples who lived together were included. The dyadic analysis indicated that actor narcissism exerted the expected influence on perceived inequity in attractiveness, whereas partner narcissism explained no additional variance. High narcissists felt more underbenefited than low narcissists. The analysis of dyadic data in Study 3 indicates that the link between narcissism and equity in attractiveness turns out to be an intrapersonal phenomenon because only actor narcissism, not partner narcissism, is significantly correlated with perceived inequity. In addition, partial intraclass correlations revealed that if one partner tended to feel underbenefited, the other partner tended to feel overbenefited. The results are explained on the basis of the agentic model of narcissism. All three studies consistently revealed a gender effect indicating that women felt more underbenefited than men in terms of attractiveness.

ON THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL VERSUS UNIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF SELF-ESTEEM: A TEST USING THE GROUP-COMPARISON APPROACH

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Vallerand ◽  
Luc G. Pelletier ◽  
Françoys Gagné
Keyword(s):  
Strong Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Group Comparison ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Comparison Approach ◽  
Sports And Physical Activity ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Regular Students

The purpose of the present studies was to test the unidimensional versus the multidimensional perspectives of self-esteem using a group-comparison approach. In the first study, male and female talented and regular students completed the Perceived Competence Scale (Harter, 1982). This scale assesses self-esteem in three life domains: cognitive (school), physical (sports and physical activity), and social, as well as general self-esteem. Results showed that talented students had higher self-esteem than regular students only in the cognitive domain. In Study 2, we sought to replicate and extend these findings to the context of sports. Male and female talented and regular swimmers completed the PCS as well as a swimming self-esteem subscale. Results showed that talented swimmers had significantly higher levels of swimming self-esteem than regular swimmers. Talented swimmers also reported higher levels of physical self-esteem although to a lesser extent. In addition, male students reported higher levels of self-esteem than females in the physical domain (Studies 1 and 2), as well as in swimming (Study 2). These findings were interpreted as providing strong support for the multidimensional view of self-esteem.

Attachment styles, conflict styles and humour styles: interrelationships and associations with relationship satisfaction

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnie Cann ◽  
M. Ashley Norman ◽  
Jennifer L. Welbourne ◽  
Lawrence G. Calhoun
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
The Self ◽  
Conflict Styles ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Relationships among attachment styles, conflict styles and humour styles were examined in the context of romantic relationships. Each style was assumed to be based upon underlying assumptions about self and others, so relationships among the measures were predicted. A model assuming that the relationship of attachment styles to relationship satisfaction was partially mediated by the conflict styles and humour styles was tested. Overall, the predicted relationships among the three measures were supported. Conflict styles and humour styles reflecting attitudes about others were related to the avoidance attachment style, while those reflecting attitudes about the self were related to the anxiety attachment dimension. Conflict styles and humour styles were mediators of the association of attachment style with relationship satisfaction. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

An Adlerian Typology of School Learning Environments and Children's Feelings of Inferiority

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 787-794
Author(s):  
Kevin Marjoribanks
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
School Environments ◽  
School Communities ◽  
New School ◽  
Work Community ◽  
School Learning ◽  
Supportive Community

Canonical correlation analysis was used to examine a proposition derived from Adler's Theory of Individual Psychology that, if children perceive their school learning environment as consisting of interrelated supportive communities then they express diminished feelings of inferiority at school. A new school environment scale was constructed using Adler's typology of school environments as a framework. The scale assesses five interrelated school communities identified and labeled as the work community, administrative community, community of conversation, community of mutual aid, and the community of life and experience. Feelings of school inferiority were defined by six characteristics selected from Adler's model of inferiority-superiority dynamics and were labeled the feelings of displeasure with school, fear of humiliation at school, feelings of ignorance with schoolwork, lack of orientation at school, feelings of being deprived at school, and lack of self-esteem at school. From an analysis involving 540 12-yr.-old Australian children the findings provide strong support for the Adlerian proposition that children's low feelings of inferiority at school are associated with their perceptions of a school environment as an interrelated set of supportive community contexts.

scholarly journals Still Doing Fine? the Interplay of Negative Life Events and Self–Esteem during Young Adulthood

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 358-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Tetzner ◽  
Michael Becker ◽  
Jürgen Baumert
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Selection Effects ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Change Models ◽  
Bidirectional Relationship

This longitudinal study investigated the bidirectional relationship between negative life events and self–esteem during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood (N = 2272). Drawing on theories of human development over the lifespan and just–world theory, we analyzed age–graded changes in self–esteem and their interplay with negative life events at three measurement points over a 12–year period. We addressed both the short–term and the longer term effects of single as well as multiple negative life events on changes in self–esteem (socialization effects). We further investigated whether the pre–event level of self–esteem affected the likelihood of negative life events occurring (selection effects) and, finally, whether it had protective effects in terms of helping people adjust to negative events. Latent change models yielded four main findings: (i) self–esteem increased during young adulthood; (ii) socialization effects were observed over shorter and longer timespans, but (iii) selection effects were only found for multiple negative life events, with low self–esteem predicting a high number of negative life events; (iv) high pre–event self–esteem acted as a protective factor, attenuating declines in self–esteem after experience of multiple negative life events. Copyright © 2016 European Association of Personality Psychology

scholarly journals The Give and Take of Mental Health and Romantic Relationships

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Christine Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Interactionist Approach

This paper examines the impact of mental health on romantic relationships using a symbolic interactionist approach. Specifically, this paper will focus on the dimensions of anxiety/attachment, depression, and mastery/self-esteem and how they impact romantic relationships. The impact of these dimensions is not always negative; some of the aspects can have a positive impact on relationships.

scholarly journals Daily Responsiveness, Expectations, and Self-Disclosure: How the Average Levels and Within-Person Variability of Three Relationship Components Mediate Personality–Relationship Transactions in Romantic Couples

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janina Larissa Buehler ◽  
Rebekka Weidmann ◽  
Jenna Wünsche ◽  
Robert Philip Burriss ◽  
Alexander Grob
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Change Score ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Romantic Couples ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Male Couples ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Perceived Responsiveness ◽  
The Relationship

The associations between couple members’ personality and their relationship satisfaction can be conceptualized as reciprocal transactions. To better understand these transactions, we focused on both partners’ interpersonal vulnerabilities (i.e., neuroticism, low self-esteem, insecure attachment); daily emotional, cognitive, and behavioral relationship components (i.e., perceived responsiveness, positive expectations, self-disclosure); and relationship satisfaction. Specifically, we examined whether the average levels and within-person variability of the relationship components mediated the transactions between interpersonal vulnerabilities and relationship satisfaction. Data came from 689 female-male couples aged 18 to 81 years who participated in three measurement occasions across 12 months, including a 14-day diary phase. We used mediated dyadic bivariate latent change score models to test the level-change and change-change transactions and mediations. The findings partly supported our hypotheses: Couple members with interpersonal vulnerabilities had lower average levels (but not higher within-person variability) of the relationship components, and less satisfied couple members had lower average levels and higher within-person variability of these components. The lower average levels but not the variability mediated between a lower level of relationship satisfaction and an increase in avoidant attachment. No other mediations were observed. We discuss the importance of studying daily relationship components for better understanding reciprocal transactions in couples.

scholarly journals Situation perception mediates the link between narcissism and relationship satisfaction: Evidence from a daily diary study in romantic couples

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Rentzsch ◽  
Larissa Lucia Wieczorek ◽  
Tanja M. Gerlach
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Grandiose Narcissism ◽  
Romantic Couples ◽  
Daily Diary Study ◽  
Relationship Outcomes ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Research has shown that diverging romantic relationship outcomes of grandiose narcissism can be explained by differential associations of agentic and antagonistic aspects of narcissism. In this study, we wanted to further investigate the underlying mechanisms by examining how narcissists perceive daily situations with their partner. In an online diary, 171 couples reported on 1941 daily situations experienced together. Analyses revealed that agentic narcissism was positively and antagonistic narcissism was negatively related to daily relationship satisfaction. These effects were differentially linked through distinct situation perceptions: Agentic narcissism was positively linked with relationship satisfaction through perceiving daily situations as, for example, containing more romance, sexuality and love, while antagonistic narcissism was negatively linked with relationship satisfaction through perceiving, for example, more threat, criticism, and accusation. Results are discussed in light of the NARC model and with respect to person-situation transactions in romantic relationships.

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