Self-esteem as an interpersonal monitor: The sociometer hypothesis.

1995/03/01 by Mark R. Leary, Ellen S. Tambor, Ellen Tambor +2 · 32 citations
Psychology · #Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion #Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health #Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.68.3.518

Abstract

Five studies tested hypotheses derived from the sociometer model of self-esteem according to which the self-esteem system monitors others' reactions and alerts the individual to the possibility of social exclusion. Study 1 showed that the effects of events on participants' state self-esteem parallel

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