How Do You Feel?
Open Access
- 1 October 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Health Psychology
- Vol. 13 (7), 884-894
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105308095062
Abstract
Self-esteem has been demonstrated to predict health and well-being in a number of samples and domains using retrospective reports, but little is known about the effect of self-esteem in daily life. A community sample with asthma ( n = 97) or rheumatoid arthritis ( n = 31) completed a self-esteem measure and collected Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) data 5x/day for one week using a palmtop computer. Low self-esteem predicted more negative affect, less positive affect, greater stress severity, and greater symptom severity in daily life. Naturalistic exploration of mechanisms relating self-esteem to physiological and/or psychological components in illness may clarify causal relationships and inform theoretical models of self-care, well-being, and disease management.Keywords
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