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Self-esteem moderates the associations between body-related self-conscious emotions and depressive symptoms

Published:2017-01-23 Issue:6 Volume:24 Page:833-843
ISSN:1359-1053
Container-title:Journal of Health Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Health Psychol

Author:

Brunet Jennifer¹,Pila Eva²,Solomon-Krakus Shauna²,Sabiston Catherine M²,O’Loughlin Jennifer³

Affiliation:

1. University of Ottawa, Canada

2. University of Toronto, Canada

3. Université de Montréal, Canada

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to describe the cross-sectional associations between body-related self-conscious emotions and depressive symptoms in young adults and examine self-esteem as a moderator of these associations. Data from a population-based sample of 811 young adults were analyzed using hierarchical multivariate linear regression analysis. Body-related shame ( β = .26) and guilt ( β = .25) were positively related to frequency of depressive symptoms. Self-esteem was negatively related to frequency of depressive symptoms ( β = −.46). Self-esteem moderated the association between body-related guilt and frequency of depressive symptoms. These findings suggest promoting self-esteem may help to reduce the negative effects of body-related guilt on depressive symptoms.

Funder

Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1359105316683786

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