- Title
- The relation between low self-esteem and depressive mood in a nonclinical sample : the role of gender and negative life events
- Creator
- Makhubela, Malose
- Subject
- Self-esteem, Depressive mood, Risk
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/405840
- Identifier
- uj:34096
- Identifier
- Citation: Makhubela, M. 2019. The relation between low self-esteem and depressive mood in a nonclinical sample : the role of gender and negative life events.
- Description
- Abstract: The suggestion that low self-esteem is both a protective and a risk factor for depression is well document. However, this association is not consistently observed by empirical research. The current study investigated the main and interactive effects of low self-esteem and stressful life events on depressive mood in a sample of university students (N = 862, females = 72%, Blacks = 67%, mean age = 21.70, SD = 13.51). The students completed the Hopkins Symptom Checklist, Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale and Perceived stress scale. Data were analysed using structural equation modeling (SEM), with stressful life events scores as a mediator and gender as a moderator of the relation between low self-esteem and depression. Results indicate that low self-esteem significantly predicted depression, and that stressful life events partially mediated that relationship. Support emerged for the vulnerability effects of low self-esteem on depression and they held across gender groups. Low self-esteem may be a significant indicator of individuals who are at risk for developing depressive mood.
- Language
- English
- Rights
- ©2019, authors
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