2007/04/01 by Virgil Zeigler‐Hill, Carol Terry · 4 citations
Psychology · #Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies #Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
paper · doi:10.1080/15298860601118850
openalex publication_date 2007/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
It has recently been proposed that individuals with discrepant low self-esteem (i.e., low explicit self-esteem but high implicit self-esteem) may be characterized as possessing a glimmer of hope (Spencer, Jordan, Logel, & Zanna, 2005 Logel, C., Spencer, S. and Zanna, M. 2005. Implicit self-esteem and depression: A longitudinal study, New Orleans, LA: Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. [Google Scholar]). That is, these individuals may exhibit more optimism and less self-protection than is typically seen among individuals with low self-esteem. Consistent with the glimmer of hope hypothesis, we proposed that individuals with discrepant low self-esteem would report relatively high levels of perfectionism. The results of the present study support this prediction: Among individuals with low explicit self-esteem, those with high implicit self-esteem reported higher levels of maladaptive and adaptive perfectionism. Overall, the results suggest that the inclusion of implicit self-esteem enhances our understanding of the relationship between perfectionism and explicit self-esteem.